| Name: | TIFLIS |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 22/06/1900 |
| Completed: | 1900 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 704 |
| Dimensions: | 2783grt, 1845nrt, 305.0 x 40.0 x 25.3ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (24, 39 & 64 x 42ins), 265nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a; (1915: 139094) |
| History: | |
| 1900 | SA pour l’Importation des Huiles de Graissage, Antwerp |
| 1901 | SA d’Armement, d’Industrie et de Commerce, Antwerp |
| 28/09/1915 | Tiflis Steamship Co Ltd (TW Tamplin & Co), London |
| 1917 | Lane & Macandrew Ltd, London |
| 1920 | Echevarietta y Larrinaga, Bilbao |
| 1920 | Cia Vasco-Valenciana de Nav (Sanjines y Orbe), Bilbao |
| 1941 | Cia Arrendataria del Monopolio de Petroleos SA, Bilbao |
| 1941 | Renamed CAMPESTRE |
| 1958 | Cia Española de Petroleos, Bilbao; renamed MONTELEON |
| 1966 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 03/05/1915: Damaged by fire and explosion at Alicante |
| 1934: Converted to pontoon and storage hulk | |
| 1941: Rebuilt at Valencia and resumed trading | |
| 19/03/1966: Damaged by explosion at Santa Cruz de Tenerife | |
| 02/09/1966: Sailed from Gijon for breaking at Aviles |
Above photo as TIFLIS is courtesy of Vidamaritima. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as CAMPESTRE is courtesy of Vidamaritima
Above photo as MONTELEON is courtesy of Vidamaritima. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 23/06/1900