| Name: | TOWER VENTURE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 08/07/1968 |
| Completed: | 01/08/1968 |
| Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 301 |
| 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: | 335883 |
| History: | |
| 08/1968 | Tower Shipping Ltd, London |
| 1979 | T, A & G Palmer & B & R Sully, Rochester; renamed SUBRO VEGA |
| 1989 | Claymorr Shipping Ltd, St John’s, Newfoundland |
| 1989 | Renamed CLAYMORR TRANSPORT |
| 1994 | Blue Star International Trading Inc, Belize |
| 1994 | Renamed ESMERALDAS EXPRESS |
| 20/12/1994 | Sank |
| Comments: | 20/12/1994: Sank 100 miles south of Panama in position 07.01N – 79.28W |
| after sailing from Esmeraldas in Equador |
Above photo as TOWER VENTURE copyright of the Wallsend News, courtesy of John Dobson
Above photo as TOWER VENTURE copyright of Charlie Hill
Above photo as SUBRO VEGA copyright of B.Th. Gernaat