LACUNA ex. BRIARLEAF | Helderline.com

Submitted by Kees Helder on Fri, 05/01/2015 - 21:34

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Completed 1916 as Briarleaf for Admiralty. 1919 purchased by Anglo-Saxon and renamed "LACUNA" in 1921. 1928 sold to Olsen & Ugelstad and renamed Dovrefjell. 1938 sold to Naptha Tankers and renamed Naptha Shipper. 1939 seized at Hamburg while being repaired, renamed Altengamme. 4-5-1945 sunk.

Also known as	Briarleaf Dovrefjell Naptha Shipper Altengamme
IMO number	1139172
Call sign	G...
Construction number	451
Tonnage	5.882 ton
Beam	15m
Length overall	92m
Year of construction	1916
Year of renaming/broken up	1945
Service for Shell	1919 to 1928
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	L-Leaf class
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	Londen
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	J. Readhead & Sons Ltd Shipyard South Shields UK
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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