| Name: | CAPSA |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 17/07/1931 |
| Completed: | 10/1931 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 580 |
| Dimensions: | 8229grt, 4826nrt, 451.3 x 62.0 x 34.1ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 4SCSA, Werkspoor type, 6cyl (630 x 1100mm), 714nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 162649 |
| History: | |
| 09/10/1931 | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
| 1948 | Evan Thomas, Radcliffe & Co, Cardiff; renamed LLANARTH |
| 1951 | Cia Atlantica Pacifica SA, (Tidewater Commercial), Panama; renamed BRIDGEWATER |
| 03/10/1959 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 03/10/1959: Arrived at Osaka for breaking up |
| 04/10/1959: Breaking up commenced by Okada Salvage Co |
Above photo as CAPSA is copyright of The Hansen Collection. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo showing CAPSA in dock at Wellington in 1942 is courtesy of Chris Howell
Above photo as LLANARTH is courtesy of George Robinson
Shields Daily News, Saturday, 18/07/1931