Yorkshire 1975

TYNE BUILT SHIPS

A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

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Name:	YORKSHIRE
Type:	Tanker
Launched:	01/10/1974
Completed:	06/1975
Builder:	Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd
Yard:	Walker Yard (Aft Section); Hebburn Dock (Fore Section)
Yard Number:	65
Dimensions:	112744dwt, 60814grt, 45100nrt, 250.02 x 40.71 x 20.05metres
Engines:	Oil engine, 2SA, Sulzer type, 8cyl (900 x 1550mm), 23200bhp
Engines by:	Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd, Whiteinch, Glasgow
Propulsion:	1 x Screw, 16.0knots
Construction:	Steel
Reg Number:	(IMO: 7341403)

History:
06/1975	Bibby Bulk Carriers Ltd (Bibby Bros & Co), Liverpool
1986	Renamed YORK MARINE
1989	Lamelosa Shipping Ltd, Limassol; renamed MARTONTREE
28/08/1993	Broken up

Comments:	The fore peak & No 1 tank were built at Hebburn Dock and was the first
	production from the newly established Hebburn Dock complex. This was
	done to allow the new facility to progressively build up production.
	The fore section was ballasted in the empty dock and the dock flooded.
	On 18/10/1974 the aft section was then ballasted to a level trim and
	brought into the dock for lining up. After emptying the dock the two parts
	were welded together. The complete hull was then taken back to Walker
	Yard for completion of outfitting.
	1986: Chartered to American Petroship & renamed
	1988: Attacked at Sharjah by Iranian warships and set on fire
	28/08/1993: Broken up at Alang