Name: | APOLLON |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 16/01/1957 |
Completed: | 05/1957 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 591 |
Dimensions: | 9744grt, 5628nrt, 465.0 x 63.0 x 40.3ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, 6cyl (760 x 1550mm), 7800bhp |
Engines by: | Sulzer Brothers Ltd, Winterthur |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 16.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a; (IMO: 5020873) |
History: | |
05/1957 | Athenian Shipping Co SA, Monrovia |
1969 | Evgenia Cia Nav, Piraeus; renamed GARDENIA |
1970 | Gardenia Shipping Co Ltd, Piraeus |
1973 | Dolphin Maritime Corporation, Famagusta |
1973 | Beta Maritime Co Ltd, Famagusta; renamed KIKI |
1978 | Balcaria Shipping Co SA, Piraeus |
1982 | Already Shipping Co Ltd, Valletta |
05/1983 | Broken up |
Comments: | 03/05/1982: Damaged by an explosion and fire at Augusta, Italy |
05/1983: Broken up at Villanueva y Geltru, Spain, by salvamento y Demolicion Naval |
Above photo as APOLLON is copyright of South Tyneside Libraries
Above photo as APOLLON is courtesy of Greek Shipping Miracle