RAPANA (1) | Helderline.com

Submitted by Kees Helder on Sat, 02/17/2018 - 14:59

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Completed 1935 as "RAPANA" for La Corona. 1939 to Anglo-Saxon. 1943-1946 served as MAC 9, conversion to Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MV) by Smiths Dock North Shields. 1950 back to La Corona and renamed "ROTULA" (second). 1958 arrived Osaka for scrapping.

Also known as	Rotula MAC 9
IMO number	1167247
Call sign	PGYM
Construction number	654
Tonnage	12.610 ton
Beam	18m
Length overall	147m
Year of construction	1935
Year of renaming/broken up	1958
Service for Shell	1935 to 1958
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	Triple Twelve 12.000 ton
Flag state	Netherlands
Home port	's-Gravenhage
Manager	LA CORONA / Petroleum Maatschappij La Corona
Shipyard	Dok & Werf Wilton Fijenoord Schiedam Holland
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Shell Tankers Rotterdam / La Corona / C.S.M. / N.I.T.

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Sailors

Name	Job	Period	Details
E. Kevin Donnelly	apprentice	1949 to 1950

Anecdotes

Date	Visitor	Anecdote
11/22/2023 - 12:24	mcowell1	My father-in-law Leslie Whitehead sailed on the Rapana around 1946
11/22/2023 - 12:21	mcowell1	My father-in-law Leslie Whitehead sailed on the Rapana around 1946