| Also known as | Kossmatella |
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| IMO number | 5194844 |
| Call sign | MQKV |
| Construction number | 1813 |
| Tonnage | 19.349 ton |
| Beam | 21m |
| Length overall | 169m |
| Year of construction | 1953 |
| Year of renaming/broken up | 1972 |
| Service for Shell | 1953 to 1972 |
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Sailors
| Name | Job | Period | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Grice | 5th engineer | 1953 to 1954 | |
| Bill Wayper | 2nd engineer | 1953 to 1954 | |
| Charles Fitzsimmons | able seaman | 1953 to 1954 | |
| George Wilson | deck apprentice | 1954 | |
| Hugh M Macleod | apprentice engineer | 1955 to 1956 | |
| Michael Sanders | apprentice engineer | 1956 to 1957 | |
| Rodger Smith | 4th engineer, 3rd engineer | 1956 to 1957 | |
| Arthur Darlison | 5th engineer | 1956 to 1953 | |
| Alan Evans | 5th engineer | 1956 to 1957 | |
| Stan Riley | apprentice engineer | 1956 to 1957 | |
| Barry Tilley | cabin boy | 1957 | |
| John F Bayne | able seaman | 1957 to 1958 | |
| Neil Carmichael | apprentice engineer | 1958 to 1959 | |
| Harry Birtles | apprentice engineer | 1958 to 1959 | |
| Ian Robertson | 3rd mate | 1958 to 1959 | |
| David Brook | apprentice | 1959 | |
| Anthony Terry W... | assistant steward | 1959 to 1960 | |
| Roger Blencoe | apprentice engineer | 1960 to 1961 | |
| Donald Jones No... | chief steward | 1960 | |
| Late Charlie Za... | pumpman | 1960 to 1963 | pumpman/donkeyman |
| David Else | 3rd engineer | 1961 |
Anecdotes
| Date | Visitor | Anecdote |
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| 08/04/2009 - 03:08 | Hugh M Macleod |
The ship was trading mainly between Curacao and Lake Maracaibo. As the 'new' Apprentices we were given the job of repairing heating coils in the cargo tanks, a filthy job. After three months we returned to Cardiff where the hull of the vessel was cut longitudonally in 8 locations and doubler plates fitted to prevent hull cracking, as was happening on several T2 tankers, with catastrophic results. Back out to Maracaibo where we managed to run aground on the entrance to the channel and then washed an Esso 'mosquito' tanker out of the channel on our way out. We were barred from Maracaibo. We then saw a bit of the world as we headed from Curacao to Casablanca, Suez, Mena, Geelong, Singapore, Durban, Curacao, and then to Cherbourg for 'pay-off'. During our Maracaibo escapades I remember a trip to Buenes Aires and one to Newfoundland, where we spent Christmas Eve with a Black-out in the engine room and three icr breakers to get us out of port on Christmas Day. Happy days. |
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