Thirlby | Helderline.com

Submitted by Kees Helder on Tue, 06/02/2015 - 15:05

About

Completed 1958 as Thirlby for Ropner Steamship. 1958-1981 time-charter for Anglo-Saxon. 1981 sold to Greece and renamed Diamondo. 1984 scrapped Aiaga.

Information

Also known as	Diamondo
IMO number	5358957
Call sign	MYDZ
Construction number	815
Tonnage	20.070 ton
Beam	22m
Length overall	171m
Year of construction	1958
Year of renaming/broken up	1984
Service for Shell	1958 to 1981
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	Chemical / Oil Product Tanker
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Ropner Steamship Co.
Shipyard	Sr. James Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

Photo(s)

Comments

874-1455-1742

Permalink Submitted by Martin Winn on Sat, 03/30/2013 - 16:39

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966-1455-7755

Permalink Submitted by Tom Rooney on Sun, 10/27/2013 - 18:52

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Sailors

Name	Job	Period
Barry Mckay	2nd mate	1959 to 1960
Tom Rooney	catering boy	1960
Mick Hanlon	catering	1963
Ken Taylor	deck boy/junior ordinary seaman	1963 to 1964
Derek Garland	navigation cadet	1966
Richard Bagnall	navigation cadet	1969 to 1970
Ken Atkinson	junior engineer	1972
Alexander Robertson	assistant steward	1972
Campbell Braid	assistant steward	1973

Anecdotes

Date	Visitor	Anecdote
10/27/2013 - 18:52	Tom Rooney	My mate on board jumped ship in Sydney 'cos his dad had emigrated there. Discovered years later he had been sent back to UK.
03/30/2013 - 16:39	Martin Winn	I WAS RADIO OFFICER 1969-70(APPROX) THE RADIO CALL SIGN WAS MYDZ.