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Name: ATHELBEACH
Type: Tanker
Launched: 01/06/1950
Completed: 08/1950
Builder: R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd
Yard: Hebburn
Yard Number: 700
Dimensions: 10350dwt, 7533grt, 4156nrt, 499.0 x 61.2 x 25.6ft
Engines: Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 4cyl (670 x 2320mm)
Engines by: R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 13.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 183789
History:
08/1950 Athel Line Ltd, Liverpool
22/06/1967 Broken up
Comments: Designed for the carriage of molasses in bulk
22/06/1967: Arrived at Santander for breaking up by Recuperaciones Submarinas


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