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Submitted by Kees Helder on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 10:46

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Completed 1943 as WALNUT BEND for US War Shipping and bare-boat chartered for M.O.W.T. (Anglo-American Oil). 1944 transferred to Everard. 1945 transferred to Anglo-Saxon. 1946 sold China Merchants and renamed Yung Wei. 1947 sold to China Tanker and renamed Chie She 2. 1949 renamed Daq Qing 2. 1992 scrapped.

Also known as	Yung Wei Chie She 2 Daq Qing 2
IMO number	5397070
Call sign	BKWB
Construction number	11
Tonnage	1.220 ton
Beam	12m
Length overall	70m
Year of construction	1943
Year of renaming/broken up	1992
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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