Name: | HEATHERGATE |
Type: | Cargo ship |
Launched: | 14/11/1956 |
Completed: | 01/1957 |
Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 214 |
Dimensions: | 597grt, 293nrt, 179.75 x 28.75 x 11.75ft; (1970: 906dwt, 639grt) |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, 7cyl (250 x 420mm) |
Engines by: | British Polar Engines Ltd, Glasgow |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.5knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 186729 |
History: | |
01/1957 | Hull Gates Shipping Co Ltd, Hull |
1960 | Glynwood Navigation Co Ltd, Hull |
1968 | Hull Gates Shipping Co Ltd, Hull |
1974 | Praxandros Maritime Co Ltd, Limassol; renamed VULCAN |
08/01/1979 | Wrecked |
Comments: | 08/01/1979: Wrecked off Sitia Bay, Crete |
On voyage from Volos to Jedda with a cargo of cement & steel wire |
Above photo as HEATHERGATE is copyright of Charlie Hill
Above photo as HEATHERGATE is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo as HEATHERGATE is courtesy of Richard Cox