Welcome to Helderline
On this site you'll find over two thousand ships of Shell Tankers built from 1867 to ships that have not even been launched yet! As well as the ships of The Eagle Tanker Company Ltd, built between 1912 and 1959. Now the Oil- and Gas- fleet managed by Shell International Trading and Shipping Comp. London.
Besides that, over nine thousand visitors have registered themselves here, and they added themselves as member of the crew for 29.000 times. No less than 1.500 guestbook messages and 1.200 anecdotes were shared at Helderline. The 5.700 photos and images show the 2.285 ships, which are classified in 79 classes, 17 types of cargo, 308 managing companies, 399 yards and 60 countries. We even have 600 ships of which we know the current location.
I sailed in the sixties on the Abida, Vitrea, Koratia and the Kosicia.
Please enjoy your visit here and send me a comment, Kees Helder
GALEA
Completed 2002 as "GALEA" for Shell Tankers Singapore. Capacity 136.967 cubic metres of LNG. 2020 sold Cyprus for conversion. 2023 as Etyfa Prometheas for Cyprus LNG Import terminal in Vasilikos.
GALLINA
Completed 2003 as "GALLINA" for Shell Tankers Singapore. Capacity 137.001 cubic metres of LNG. 6-2020 sold to BW Gas for conversion to FSRU. Renamed BW Tatiana.
SAN DEMETRIO
Completed 1938 as "SAN DEMETRIO" for Eagle Oil. 5-11-1940 damaged by gunfire from the German battleship Admiral Scheer. 17-3-1942 torpedoed and sunk East of Chesapeake Bay.
SAN DELFINO
Completed 1938 as "SAN DELFINO" for Eagle Oil. 10-4-1942 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U203.
SAROENA
Completed 1938 as "SAROENA" for N.I.T. 10.2.1943 torpedoed and damaged U 81 on voyage Tripoli to Haifa. 1956 to Shell Tankers Rotterdam. 15-1-1961 arrived Hong Kong for scrap.
ROSALIA
Completed 1938 as "ROSALIA" for C.S.M. 27-7-1943 hit by two torpedoes from U-615 about 10 miles south of Bullan Bay Curacao. On voyage Lagunillas-Curacao.
REBECA
Completed 1938 as "REBECA" for C.S.M. 1954 transferred to Compania Shell de Venezuela. 1963 scrapped Belgium.
OTINA (1)
Completed 1938 as "OTINA" for Anglo-Saxon. 20-12-1942 torpedoed and sunk by U621. Voyage Belfast to New York.
ONOBA (1)
Completed 1938 as "ONOBA" for La Corona. 16-1-1941 sunk by air raid in convoy from Liverpool to Curacao, 140 miles west of Ireland.
OMALA (1)
Completed 1938 as "OMALA" for La Corona. 14-5-1940 seized by Germans and renamed Worth. 1945 found in Oslo. Returned and repaired Antwerp. 26-3-1947 renamed "OMALA" for La Corona. 22-10-1959 arrived Blyth for scrap.
OJEDA
Completed 1938 as "OJEDA" for Shell Venezuela. 1953 sold to Handelsonderneming Dako Rotterdam and renamed Aludia Helene. 1954 scrapped Gent.
OCANA (1)
Completed 1938 as "OCANA" for La Corona. 24-3-1942 torpedoed by U552. Voyage Curacao to Halifax. 15-4-1942 sunk after gun fired by escort destroyers.
DROMUS (1)
Completed 1938 as "DROMUS" for Anglo-Saxon. 20-8-1951 damaged by fire at Bukom. Bridge and forepart renewed. 23-8-1962 arrived Yokosuka for scrapping.
