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Name: TOWER CONQUEST
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 25/07/1968
Completed: 01/08/1968
Builder: Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Yard: Willington Quay
Yard Number: 303
Dimensions: 200grt, 162nrt, 428dwt, 137.5 x 25.4 x 8.9ft
Engines: Oil engine, 4SA, 8cyl (6.5 x 7.25in), 340bhp
Engines by: Rolls Royce Ltd, Shrewsbury
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 335910
History:
08/1968 Tower Shipping Ltd, London
1979 Adriaana BV, Netherlands; renamed ELST
1980 J de Roche & A Roberts, Rochester; renamed GIENY-S
29/10/1997 Sank
Comments: 04/09/1995: Seized by Coast Guard off Grenada, alleged smuggling
29/10/1997: Sank in port at St Georges


Above photo copyright of the Wallsend News, courtesy of John Dobson

Above photo as TOWER CONQUEST copyright of Charlie Hill

Above photo as GIENY-S copyright of Patrick Hill

Above photo as GIENY-S copyright of Phil English

Above photo as GIENY-S courtesy of Photoship