AKERA ex. WAR SINGER | Helderline.com

Submitted by Kees Helder on Thu, 04/16/2015 - 11:38

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Completed 1918 as War Singer for Shipping Controller. 1919 purchased by Anglo-Saxon and renamed "AKERA" in 1922. 1927 sold to J.W. Prebensen Norway. 1938 converted to dry-cargo owned by Prebensen. 1939 sold to Querci Genua and renamed Mediceo. 31-1-1945 sunk by British aircrafts on voyage Venice to Trieste.

Also known as	War Singer Mediceo
IMO number	1142457
Call sign	LCBN
Construction number	133
Tonnage	7.874 ton
Beam	15m
Length overall	92m
Year of construction	1918
Year of renaming/broken up	1945
Service for Shell	1919 to 1927
Cargo	Oil
Class	War classe 5.500 ton
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	C. Connell & Co Shipbuilding Glasgow
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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