TARENTUM | Helderline.com

Submitted by Kees Helder on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 10:47

About

Completed 1943 as TARENTUM for US War Shipping and bare-boat chartered for M.O.W.T. (Anglo-American Oil). 1944 transferred to Cook. 1945 transferred to Anglo-Saxon. 1946 sold China Merchants and renamed Yung Huai. 1947 sold to China Tanker. 24-5-1949 sunk Whangpoo River.

Also known as	Yung Huai
IMO number	1168462
Call sign	BKSJ
Construction number	1
Tonnage	1.220 ton
Beam	12m
Length overall	70m
Year of construction	1943
Year of renaming/broken up	1949
Service for Shell	1945 to 1946
Cargo	Oil
Class	T1-M-A1
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	Barnes Duluth Shipbuilding US
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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