CIRCE SHELL (1) ex. CELTICBURN

Submitted by Kees Helder on Sat, 05/02/2015 - 13:09

About

Completed 1892 as four-masted barque Celticburn for R. Shankland Greenock. 1918 acquired by Anglo-Saxon and renamed "CIRCE SHELL". Conversion to a twin-screw motor tanker. 1922 depotship Far East. 1924 sold to Rising Sun Japan as a storage vessel. 1927 deleted register.

Also known as	Celticburn
IMO number	1098320
Call sign	G...
Construction number	374
Tonnage	2.810 ton
Beam	15m
Length overall	99m
Year of construction	1892
Year of renaming/broken up	1927
Service for Shell	1918 to 1924
Cargo	Oil
Class	Chemical / Oil Product Tanker
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	Barclay Curle & Co Shipbuilders Glasgow Scotland
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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