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Name: LUMINENCE
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 18/01/1954
Completed: 26/03/1954
Builder: Clelands (Successors) Ltd
Yard: Willington Quay
Yard Number: 186
Dimensions: 558grt, 284nrt, 734dwt, 190.5 x 27.6 x 11.2ft
Engines: Oil engine, 2SA, 4cyl (370 x 485mm), 600bhp
Engines by: Crossley Brothers, Manchester
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 10.5knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 186521
History:
26/03/1954 London & Rochester Trading Co Ltd, Rochester
01/03/1967 Sank
Comments: 01/03/1967: Sank 6 miles SE of the Smalls Light House, off Pembrokeshire
On a voyage from East Yelland to Ayr in ballast


Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox

Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox