Name: | MASTER GEORGE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 23/05/1955 |
Completed: | 07/1955 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 583 |
Dimensions: | 8425grt, 5088nrt, 472.6 x 61.3 x 28.1ft (*) |
Engines: | T3cyl (27, 45 & 76 x 48ins) + LP turbine, 4600ihp |
Engines by: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
07/1955 | Miralgo Cia Armadora SA, Monrovia |
1960 | Registered at Piraeus |
1970 | Alassia Shipping Co Ltd, Famagusta; renamed STELIOS |
1972 | Stalha Cia Naviera SA, Famagusta |
1973 | Romeo Navigation Co Ltd, Famagusta; renamed VIVIANA |
21/01/1974 | Broken up |
Comments: | 21/01/1974: Arrived at Kaohsiung to be broken up |
06/03/1974: Breaking up commenced by Tai Kien Industry Co Ltd | |
(*) Dimensions are: Length OA, Breadth extreme, Draught summer |
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