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Submitted by Kees Helder on Sat, 05/02/2015 - 13:01

About

Completed 1902 as four-masted barque Urania for B.Wencke Hamburg. 1914 captured by Britisch cruiser and sold as a prize to Speedonia Cardiff and renamed Speedonia. 1918 sold to Anglo-saxon and renamed "SCALA SHELL". Conversion to a twin-screw motor tanker. 1931 scrapped Osaka Japan.

Also known as	Urania Speedonia
IMO number	1139002
Call sign	JKWB
Construction number	382
Tonnage	3.283 ton
Beam	14m
Length overall	101m
Year of construction	1902
Year of renaming/broken up	1931
Service for Shell	1918 to 1931
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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