Name: | SHELL WELDER |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 12/11/1954 |
Completed: | 17/03/1955 |
Builder: | Clelands (Successors) Ltd |
Yard: | Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 193 |
Dimensions: | 569grt, 202nrt, 170.9 x 29.7 x 10.5ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, 6cyl (265 x 345mm), 570bhp |
Engines by: | Crossley Bros Ltd, Manchester |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 186210 |
History: | |
28/03/1955 | Shell-Mex & BP Ltd, London |
1973 | Pounds Shipowners and Shipbreakers Ltd, Portsmouth |
1974 | Northwood (Fareham) Ltd, London; renamed STEEL WELDER |
1991 | Broken up |
Comments: | 1974: Converted into a sand dredger |
1991: Broken up at Otterham Quay |
Above photo as SHELL WELDER is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as SHELL WELDER is copyright of Charlie Hill
Above photo as SHELL WELDER is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as SHELL WELDER, after conversion but before renaming, is copyright of John D Hill
Above photo as STEEL WELDER is copyright of Derek Longly