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Submitted by Kees Helder on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 14:22

About

Completed 1919 as War Shikari for Shipping Controler. 1919 purchased by Anglo-Saxon and renamed "CHITON" in 1922. 1926 sold to Herlofson Norway and renamed Heron. 1928 sold Smith Sorenson Arendal. 1939 sold Ernst Glassel Bremen and renamed Rekum. 1940 taken over by German Navy. 20-3-1944 sunk by British gunfire off Boulonge.

Also known as	War Shikari Heron Rekum
IMO number	1143197
Call sign	WPRT
Construction number	708
Tonnage	8.300 ton
Beam	15m
Length overall	92m
Year of construction	1919
Year of renaming/broken up	1944
Service for Shell	1920 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	Lithgows Shipbuilding Port Glasgow Scotland
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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