| Name: | ASHMORE |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 03/02/1931 |
| Completed: | 04/1932 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 1069 |
| Dimensions: | 5817grt, 3449nrt, 396.1 x 55.1 x 32.1ft; (1953: 6782grt, 424.5ft) |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Sulzer type, 6cyl (600 x 1060mm), 583hp; |
| (1953: Oil engine, 2SCSA, 6cyl (21.5 x 31ins), 2700bhp) | |
| Engines by: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Engineers) Ltd; |
| (1953: Nordberg Manufacturing Co, Milwaukee) | |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 162694 |
| History: | |
| 16/03/1932 | Albert G Allen, London |
| 1934 | Skibs A/S Aino (CH Sørensen & Sønner), Arendal; renamed AINO |
| 1940 | Kriegsmarine (JT Essberger); renamed DIEDENHOFEN |
| 08/1945 | Skibs A/S Aino (CH Sørensen & Sønner), Arendal; renamed AINO |
| 1961 | Soc des Transports Internationaux, Monaco; renamed SAINT ROMAN |
| 06/11/1965 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 03/02/1931: Launched for Skibs A/S Ashmore (B Jacobsen), Arendal |
| 28/06/1940: Seized by German forces at Sandefjord | |
| 12/09/1940: Struck mine off Den Helder. Subsequently repaired | |
| 1940: Modified to allow “over the bow” refuelling of other ships whilst being towed | |
| 08/1945: Recovered by owners | |
| 1953: Lengthened and re-engined, 424.5ft, 6782grt | |
| 06/11/1965: Arrived at Castellon for breaking up by IM Varela Davalillo |
Above photo as AINO is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as AINO is copyright of Skyfotos
Above photo as AINO is copyright of the Norsk Maritimt Museum
Above photo as AINO is courtesy of K Cunnington
Above photo as DIENENHOFEN is courtesy of K Jeller
Sunderland Daily Echo, Tuesday, 03/02/1931