| Name: | ROSE SHELL |
| Type: | Oil Storage Barge |
| Launched: | 1920 |
| Completed: | 1920 |
| Builder: | Smith's Dock Co Ltd |
| Yard: | North Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 6000dwt, 260.0 x 48.0 x 26.0ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | n/a |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 145045 |
| History: | |
| 1920 | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
| 1921 | Sank |
| Comments: | Deployed at Las Palmas to provide bunkers for passing shipping. |
| Broke in half & sank at Las Palmas "some months" after she arrived. | |
| Caused by a poor loading technique over stressing the hull. |
Fig 1: Above photo courtesy of Terry Summerson
Fig 2: Profile & Decks plans courtesy of Terry Summerson. Click HERE to enlarge
Fig 3: Above image courtesy of Terry Summerson
Above description courtesy of Terry Summerson