Name: | APOLLON |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 16/01/1957 |
Completed: | 05/1957 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 591 |
Dimensions: | 9744grt, 5628nrt, 499.3 x 63.3 x 30.1ft (*) |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, 6cyl (760 x 1550mm) |
Engines by: | Sulzer Brothers Ltd, Winterthur |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 16.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
05/1957 | Athenian Shipping Co SA, Monrovia |
1969 | Evgenia Cia Nav, Piraeus; renamed GARDENIA |
1970 | Gardenia Shipping Co Ltd, Piraeus |
1973 | Dolphin Maritime Corporation, Famagusta |
1973 | Beta Maritime Co Ltd, Famagusta; renamed KIKI |
1978 | Balcaria Shipping Co SA, Piraeus |
1982 | Already Shipping Co Ltd, Valletta |
05/1983 | Broken up |
Comments: | 03/05/1982: Damaged by an explosion and fire at Augusta |
01/10/1982: Arrived at Malta for breaking up | |
05/1983: Broken up by Villanueva y Geltru | |
(*) Dimensions are Length OA, Breadth extreme & Draught summer |
Above photo as APOLLON is copyright of South Tyneside Libraries
Above photo as APOLLON is courtesy of Greek Shipping Miracle