Name: | ARAGUA |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 29/08/1927 |
Completed: | 09/1927 |
Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 975 |
Dimensions: | 2650grt, 1515nrt, 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: | 149444 |
History: | |
21/09/1927 | Venezuelan Gulf Oil Co, Newcastle |
1927 | Venezuelan Gulf Oil Co, Maracaibo |
1937 | Mene Grande Oil Co CA, Maracaibo |
1954 | Sixto Gill & Son, Maracaibo |
11/12/1954 | Broken up |
Comments: | 21/09/1927: Sir Joseph W Isherwood & Co acted as the agent in the UK |
11/12/1954: Arrived at Baltimore for breaking up |
Shields Daily News, Tuesday, 30/08/1927