FICUS (1) ex. EMPIRE GRENADIER

Submitted by Kees Helder on Tue, 04/21/2015 - 12:07

About

Completed 1942 as Empire Grenadier for M.O.W.T (Eagle Oil). 1946 purchased by STUK and renamed "FICUS". 1951 oil hulk at Gibraltar. 6-8-1960 arrived Port Glasgow for scrap.

Also known as	Empire Grenadier
IMO number	1164859
Call sign	MAJT
Construction number	344
Tonnage	14.900 ton
Beam	23m
Length overall	168m
Year of construction	1942
Year of renaming/broken up	1960
Service for Shell	1942 to 1960
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	F-class 1.220 ton
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	Furness Shipbuilding Company Haverton Hill
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK