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Name: SAN VENANCIO
Type: Tanker
Launched: 08/10/1941
Completed: 01/1942
Builder: R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd
Yard: Hebburn
Yard Number: 636
Dimensions: 12000dwt, 8181grt, 4783nrt, 465.3 x 59.3 x 33.8ft
Engines: Oil engine, 4SCSA, Werkspoor type, 8cyl (650 x 1400mm), 502nhp
Engines by: R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 11.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 168252
History:
15/01/1942 Eagle Oil & Shipping Co Ltd, London
25/09/1958 Broken up
Comments: 1958: Serious engine damage en route to Singapore. Total loss
25/09/1958: Broken up by Hong Kong Towing & Salvage at Hong Kong


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