TYNE BUILT SHIPS
  A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

Home

Shipbuilders

Ships

River Views

About

Copyright

Select

Ship Name

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

XYZ


Name: OLIVA
Type: Tanker
Launched: 19/04/1916
Completed: 07/1916
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard: Neptune Yard, Low Walker
Yard Number: 976
Dimensions: 5694grt, 3355nrt, 412.2 x 53.3 x 31.1ft
Engines: T3cyl (27, 45 & 74 x 48ins), 518nhp
Engines by: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 11.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 139131
History:
28/06/1916 Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London
02/01/1929 Broken up
Comments: 17/09/1928: Wrecked at Bennan Head, Isle of Arran
On a voyage from Balikpapan & Stanlow to Ardrossan with a cargo of petrol
29/09/1928: Refloated but declared a total loss
02/01/1929: Arrived at Granton for breaking up


Above photo is courtesy of Photoship