MYR SHELL ex. MEDWAY | Helderline.com

Submitted by Kees Helder on Sat, 11/04/2017 - 11:03

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Completed 1902 as four-masted barque as Ama Begonakoa for Anon de Fragata Uraguay. 1910 transferred to Devitt & Moore Training Ship and renamed Medway. 1918 purchased by Anglo-Saxon and renamed "MYR SHELL". Converted to a twin-screw motor tanker. 1926 depot ship at Singapore. 1933 broken up in Japan.

Also known as	Ama Begonaka Medway
IMO number	1129109
Call sign	G..
Construction number	384
Tonnage	3.900 ton
Beam	15m
Length overall	93m
Year of construction	1902
Year of renaming/broken up	1933
Service for Shell	1918 to 1933
Cargo	Oil
Class	Chemical / Oil Product Tanker
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	A McMillan & Sons Shipbuilders Dumbarton
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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