| Name: | WHEELSMAN |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 29/03/1967 |
| Completed: | 01/05/1967 |
| Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 293 |
| Dimensions: | 2897grt, 1536nrt, 4575dwt, 322.6 x 47.3 x 20.0ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 4SA, 9cyl (12.5 x 14.5in), 2380bhp |
| Engines by: | Ruston & Hornsby, Lincoln |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 309946 |
| History: | |
| 05/1967 | C Rowbotham Sons (Management) Ltd, London |
| 1981 | Ingram Overseas Inc (Rowbotham Tankships Ltd), London |
| 1985 | Rowbotham Tankships Ltd, London |
| 1992 | Rowbotham Tankships (Gibraltar) Ltd, Gibraltar |
| 09/1992 | Tomani Shipping Co Ltd (NJ Pateras SA), Gibraltar; renamed ELSMAN |
| 1992 | Petro-Med Oils (Nigeria) Ltd, Apapa; renamed ALIDA |
| 1993 | Renamed POWE, same owners |
| 2004 | Renamed LORT, same owners |
| 24/10/2009 | Sank |
| Comments: | 24/10/2009: Sank 14 miles south of the River Irmo estuary |
| Subsequently raised and broken up at Calabar |
Above photo copyright of Patrick Hill
Above photo, dated 22/05/1980, is copyright of Michael Green
Above photo, dated 22/05/1980, is copyright of Michael Green
Above photo courtesy of Clive Ketley
Above photo courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as LORT, awaiting breaking up, courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as LORT, awaiting breaking up, courtesy of Photoship