ROCK LIGHT | Helderline.com

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About

Completed 1889 as "ROCK LIGHT" for Rock Light S.S. Co London. 1899 purchased by Shell Tankers UK. 1907 sold to Petroleum S.S. Co. 1917 sold to British Tanker ans renamed British Viscount. 1918 torpedoed and sunk by U 91.

Also known as	British Viscount
IMO number	1095548
Call sign	G..
Construction number	251
Tonnage	3.287 ton
Beam	13m
Length overall	104m
Year of construction	1889
Year of renaming/broken up	1818
Service for Shell	1899 to 1907
Cargo	Oil
Class	Chemical / Oil Product Tanker
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	Oswald, Mordaunt & Co Shipyard Southampton
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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