Nascence 1956

TYNE BUILT SHIPS

A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

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Name:	NASCENCE
Type:	Cargo Ship
Launched:	12/06/1956
Completed:	08/1956
Builder:	Clelands (Successors) Ltd
Yard:	Willington Quay
Yard Number:	210
Dimensions:	563grt, 284nrt, 749dwt, 190.8 x 27.9 x 11.3ft
Engines:	Oil engine, 2SA, 5cyl (320 x 426mm), 500bhp
Engines by:	Newbury Diesel Co Ltd, Newbury
Propulsion:	1 x Screw, 10.0knots
Construction:	Steel
Reg Number:	187210
History:
30/08/1956	London & Rochester Trading Co Ltd, Rochester
11/1969	Georgios Condylis, Piraeus; renamed MARIA K
06/1972	Broken up

Comments:	15/11/1971: Arrived at Plymouth under tow after engine trouble
	On a voyage from Abidjan to Liverpool
	06/1972: Sold to Davies & Cann Ltd for breaking up at Plymouth
	05/1974: Breaking up commenced