Name: | TOWER CONQUEST |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 25/07/1968 |
Completed: | 01/08/1968 |
Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 303 |
Dimensions: | 200grt, 162nrt, 428dwt, 137.5 x 25.4 x 8.9ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 4SA, 8cyl (6.5 x 7.25in), 340bhp |
Engines by: | Rolls Royce Ltd, Shrewsbury |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 335910 |
History: | |
08/1968 | Tower Shipping Ltd, London |
1979 | Adriaana BV, Netherlands; renamed ELST |
1980 | J de Roche & A Roberts, Rochester; renamed GIENY-S |
29/10/1997 | Sank |
Comments: | 04/09/1995: Seized by Coast Guard off Grenada, alleged smuggling |
29/10/1997: Sank in port at St Georges |
Above photo copyright of the Wallsend News, courtesy of John Dobson
Above photo as TOWER CONQUEST copyright of Charlie Hill
Above photo as GIENY-S copyright of Patrick Hill
Above photo as GIENY-S copyright of Phil English
Above photo as GIENY-S courtesy of Photoship