SAN VULFRANO

About

Completed 1942 as "SAN VULFRANO" for Eagle Oil. 1960 scrapped Inverkeithing

IMO number
1168357
Call sign
G..
Construction number
1163
Tonnage
8.167 ton
Beam
18m
Length overall
134m
Year of construction
1942
Year of renaming/broken up
1960
Service for Shell
1942 to 1960
Cargo
Class
Flag state
Home port
Manager
Shipyard
Status
Photo(s)

Comments

Sailors

Name Job Period Details
James Woodward catering boy/galley boy 1944
James Horden Wright chief steward 1944 to 1945
Norman H. Heselton master 1944 to 1952 My father was master of the San Vulfrano
Tom Hepworth passenger 1947 to 1948 6 year old passenger. Best friends with Richard (steward)
Michael Blackledge 4th engineer 1949 my dad Gordon was 4th engineer
Alex Watson deckhand 1950 to 1954
Ian F. Boon 2nd officer 1953 to 1954
Benjamin Norris... junior engineer 1955 to 1956
Peter Edward Lowery assistant steward 1957 to 1958
Bryan Woods deck apprentice 1957 to 1958
Ian F. Boon chief officer 1958 to 1959
Michael Cyril Melson catering boy 1958 to 1960
Laurie Attwood apprentice officer 1959

Anecdotes

Date Visitor Anecdote
09/19/2020 - 16:35 angcorn@hotmail.com

My father William 'Bill' Knight was a sailor on this ship in 1944. He was 16 years old.