SAN PATRICIO (1) | Helderline.com

Submitted by Kees Helder on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 20:40

About

Completed 1915 as "SAN PATRICIO" for Eagle Oil. 1929 sold to Southern Whaling and renamed Southern Princess. Converted to a whale factory ship. 1943 torpedoed and sunk east of Newfoundland.

Also known as	Southern Princess
IMO number	1139006
Call sign	JKWQ
Construction number	857
Tonnage	11.977 ton
Beam	20m
Length overall	159m
Year of construction	1915
Year of renaming/broken up	1943
Service for Shell	1915 to 1929
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	San (Eagle Oil)
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	The Eagle Tanker Company Ltd
Shipyard	Sr. W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co Shipyard NewCastle UK
Status	Sailing / Sailed for The Eagle Tanker Company

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