Name: | APURE |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 18/04/1928 |
Completed: | 05/1928 |
Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 982 |
Dimensions: | 3164grt, 1669nrt, 325.0 x 55.2 x 16.4ft |
Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (14.5, 24 & 39.5 x 27ins), 248nhp |
Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 9.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 149469 |
History: | |
30/04/1928 | Venezuelan Gulf Oil Co Inc; registered at Newcastle |
1928 | Venezuelan Gulf Oil Co Inc, Maracaibo |
1937 | Mene Grande Oil Co CA, Maracaibo |
1958 | Maritima Sucre CA, Maracaibo |
1958 | Edward Bent SA, Maracaibo |
1993 | Broken up |
Comments: | 1993: Broken up at Maracaibo |
Newcastle Journal, Thursday, 19/04/1928