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Name: PERIJA
Type: Tanker
Launched: 23/09/1927
Completed: 10/1927
Builder: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd
Yard: Hebburn
Yard Number: 976
Dimensions: 2647grt, 1506nrt, 305.5 x 50.2 x 16.3ft
Engines: 2 x T3cyl (13.5, 23 & 37 x 27ins), 212nhp
Engines by: Richardsons, Westgarth & Co Ltd, Middlesbrough
Propulsion: 2 x Screws, 9.5knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 149445
History:
14/10/1927 Venezuelan Gulf Oil Co, Newcastle
1927 Venezuelan Gulf Oil Co, Maracaibo
1937 Mene Grande Oil Co CA, Maracaibo
1950 Richmond Exploration Co, Maracaibo
23/06/1956 Broken up
Comments: 14/10/1927: Sir Joseph W Isherwood & Co acted as the agent in the UK
23/06/1956: Arrived at Savona for breaking up


Shields Daily News, Saturday, 24/09/1927