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Completed 1945 as Empire Cross for M.O.W.T. (Anglo-Saxon). 1946 purchased by STUK and renamed "BALEA". 2-8-1946 capsized and sank in Haifa Roads after fire and explosion.

Also known as	Empire Cross
IMO number	1181112
Call sign	GDYW
Construction number	765
Tonnage	3.624 ton
Beam	15m
Length overall	104m
Year of construction	1945
Year of renaming/broken up	1946
Service for Shell	1945 to 1946
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	B-class 5.100 ton
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	Sr. James Laing & Sons Ltd Sunderland
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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