LIMICANA ex. BEECHLEAF | Helderline.com

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Completed 1917 as Beechleaf for The Admiralty. 1919 purchased by Anglo-Saxon and renamed "LIMICANA" in 1922. 1927 as "LIMICANA" to La Corona. 1927 sold to Naphta Hamburg and renamed Ch. N. Kahan. 1937 sold to Stanhope and renamed Stanbridge. 1939 sold to Europaische Tankreederi and renamed Eurofeld. 24-9-1944 sunk at St.Nazaire. 1950 raised and scrap.

Also known as	Beechleaf Ch. N. Kahan Stanbridge Eurofeld
IMO number	1139200
Call sign	PJGV
Construction number	649
Tonnage	5.861 ton
Beam	16m
Length overall	116m
Year of construction	1917
Year of renaming/broken up	1950
Service for Shell	1919 to 1927
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	L-Leaf class
Flag state	Netherlands
Home port	's-Gravenhage
Manager	LA CORONA / Petroleum Maatschappij La Corona
Shipyard	Richardson Duck & Co Shipyard Stockton on Tees
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Shell Tankers Rotterdam / La Corona / C.S.M. / N.I.T.

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