Name: | VOLO |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 15/07/1946 |
Completed: | 12/1946 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 1830 |
Dimensions: | 1797grt, 712nrt, 2117dwt, 283.8 x 42.2 x 15.5ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (19.5, 32 & 54 x 36ins) + LP turbine, 430nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.5knots |
Reg Number: | 181284 |
History: | |
07/12/1946 | Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd, Hull |
1969 | Maltese National Lines Ltd, Valletta; renamed AVOLOS |
1974 | Sea Malta Co Ltd, Valletta; renamed MDINA |
08/1979 | Broken up |
Comments: | 1960: Serious fire at Oslo. Subsequently repaired |
08/1979: Broken up at Augusta by Attilio Tringali |
Above photo as VOLO is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as VOLO is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as VOLO, dated 04/07/67, is copyright of Ron Mapplebeck
Above photo as VOLO, dated 04/07/67, is copyright of Ron Mapplebeck
Above photo as AVOLOS is copyright of L Emmanuel
Above photo as MDINA is copyright of Chris Howell
Above photo as MDINA is copyright of Ron Hutchins