Name: | NUCULANA |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 02/07/1942 |
Completed: | 09/1942 |
Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 649 |
Dimensions: | 8179grt, 4767nrt, 465.3 x 59.3 x 33.8ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 4SA, 8cyl (650 x 1400mm), 502nhp |
Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 168306 |
History: | |
14/08/1942 | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
1955 | Shell Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
1958 | North Bulk Carriers Ltd. (Angel Yllera, Santander), Monrovia; renamed AVE |
29/03/1968 | Broken up |
Comments: | 1959: Converted to a bulk carrier, 5449grt, 12019dwt |
29/03/1968: Arrived at Kaohsiung for breaking up |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as AVE is copyright of Charlie Hill