TYNE BUILT SHIPS
  A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

Home

Shipbuilders

Ships

River Views

About

Copyright


Select

Ship Name

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

XYZ



Name: ELLORA
Type: Tanker
Launched: 29/09/1958
Completed: 07/1959
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard: Wallsend
Yard Number: 1875
Dimensions: 24246grt, 14480nrt, 37140dwt, 690.8 x 90.4 x 36.4ft
Engines: 2 x Steam turbines, 17600shp
Engines by: Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 16.5knots
Reg Number: 300949
History:
07/1959 British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London
1963 Managers became Trident Tankers Ltd, London
1969 Jad Cia Nav SA, Monrovia; renamed NATA
1976 Brodospas, Split
1976 INA-Petronafta, Zagreb; renamed PM 27
197x Renamed SP 4
No later history known
Comments: 01/06/1976: Arrived at Sveti Kajo, Split, for breaking up by Brodospas
1976: Re-sold for conversion to a non-propelled storage barge
Bow & stern sections sold to Brodospas for scrap
Remaining centre section (139.5 metres long) converted to a barge
197x: Barge registered as floating storage SP 4


Above photo as ELLORA is courtesy of Paul Strathdee

Above photo as ELLORA is courtesy of Photoship

Above photo as ELLORA is copyright of Chris Howell

Above photo as ELLORA is courtesy of Photoship

Above photo of the bow section of PM 27 is copyright of Marijan Zuvic