Name: | LATIA |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 15/02/1946 |
Completed: | 05/1946 |
Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn |
Yard Number: | 684 |
Dimensions: | 6442grt, 3619nrt, 430.0 x 54.5 x 30.7ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 4SCSA, Werkspoor type, 6cyl (650 x 1400mm), 566mn |
Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 180859 |
History: | |
08/05/1946 | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
1955 | Shell Petroleum Co Ltd, London |
1960 | Shell Tankers Ltd, London |
09/1962 | Broken up |
Comments: | 09/1962: Broken up at Inverkeithing by TW Ward Ltd |
Above launch photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily News, Friday, 15/02/1946