| Name: | ATHELKING |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 25/08/1949 |
| Completed: | 01/1950 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 697 |
| Dimensions: | 15632dwt, 11183grt, 6516nrt, 522.6 x 67.2 x 35.9ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 4cyl (670 x 2320mm), 890mn |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 183757 |
| History: | |
| 11/01/1950 | Athel Line Ltd, Liverpool |
| 02/08/1962 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Designed for the carriage of molasses in bulk |
| 02/08/1962: Arrived at Valencia for breaking up |
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