| Name: | HOPEMOUNT |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Launched: | 28/11/1928 |
| Completed: | 02/1929 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1357 |
| Dimensions: | 7434grt, 4529nrt, 450.8 x 61.1 x 33.2ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Wallsend-Sulzer type, 6cyl (31 x 43in), 1010nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.5knots |
| Reg Number: | 149490 |
| History: | |
| 31/01/1929 | Hopemount Shipping Co Ltd (A Stott & Co Ltd), Newcastle |
| 1944 | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
| 1945 | Renamed KELLETIA |
| 1955 | River Line Ltd (Mollers' Ltd), London; renamed CORAL RIVER |
| 1965 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1955: Converted to an ore carrier, 7775grt |
| 07/1964: Laid up | |
| Q1/1965: Broken up at Hong Kong |
Above photo as HOPEMOUNT is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo as KELLETIA is courtesy of Photoship. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as KELLETIA is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as KELLETIA is courtesy of Photoship. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as CORAL RIVER is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as CORAL RIVER is courtesy of Photoship
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Shields Daily News, Thursday, 07/02/1929