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Name: MACTRA
Type: Tanker
Launched: 27/12/1935
Completed: 03/1936
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard: Wallsend
Yard Number: 1511
Dimensions: 6193grt, 3627nrt, 430.3 x 54.5 x 30.7ft
Engines: Oil engine, 4SCSA, Werkspoor type, 6cyl (650 x 1400mm), 377nhp
Engines by: R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle - No 3852
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 12.0knots
Reg Number: 164589
History:
28/02/1936 Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London
1955 Shell Petroleum Co Ltd, London
30/03/1959 Broken up
Comments: 30/03/1959: Arrived at Hong Kong for breaking up by Hong Kong Towage & Salvage Ltd


Above photo is courtesy of Photoship

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Above photo is courtesy of Kees Helder

Above photo is courtesy of Kees Helder
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