TYNE BUILT SHIPS
  A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

Home

Shipbuilders

Ships

River Views

About

Copyright


Select

Ship Name

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

XYZ



Name: URDANETA
Type: Tanker
Launched: 14/07/1927
Completed: 08/1927
Builder: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd
Yard: Hebburn
Yard Number: 972
Dimensions: 2647grt, 1513nrt, 305.4 x 50.2 x 16.3ft
Engines: 2 x T3cyl (13.5, 23 & 37 x 27ins), 210nhp
Engines by: MacColl & Pollock Ltd, Sunderland
Propulsion: 2 x Screws, 9.5knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 149439
History:
06/08/1927 Venezuelan Gulf Oil Co, Newcastle
1927 Venezuelan Gulf Oil Co, Maracaibo
1937 Mene Grande Oil Co CA, Maracaibo
1951 Juan R Giral, Maracaibo
11/12/1954 Broken up
Comments: 06/08/1927: Sir Joseph W Isherwood & Co acted as the agent in the UK
11/12/1954: Arrived at Baltimore for breaking up