Name: | NEPTUNE |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 23/09/1953 |
Completed: | 01/1954 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 1902 |
Dimensions: | 7969grt, 4894nrt, 11170dwt, 465.9 x 60.2 x 26.3ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 4cyl (670 x 2320mm), 4400bhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
01/1954 | Cia Naviera Hesperia SA, Monrovia |
1961 | Registered at Piraeus |
16/01/1980 | Wrecked |
Comments: | 16/01/1980: Broke tow & wrecked near Punta Torretas, Ibiza |
On a voyage from Piraeus to the breakers at Castellon |
Above photo is copyright of Malcolm Cranfield
Above photo is copyright of Malcolm Cranfield
Above photo is courtesy of Greek Shipping Miracle