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Name: ATHELMERE
Type: Tanker
Launched: 01/06/1954
Completed: 10/1954
Builder: Hawthorn, Leslie (Ship Builders) Ltd
Yard: Hebburn
Yard Number: 725
Dimensions: 10390dwt, 7524grt, 4024nrt, 459.0 x 61.4 x 25.5ft
Engines: Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 4cyl (670 x 2320mm), 4450bhp
Engines by: Hawthorn, Leslie (Engineering) Ltd, Newcastle
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 12.5knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 185502
History:
13/10/1954 Athel Line Ltd, Liverpool
11/03/1969 Broken up
Comments: Designed for the carriage of molasses, oil or spirits in bulk
11/03/1969: Arrived at Faslane for breaking up by Shipbreaking Industries Ltd


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