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Empire Bronze - (1940-1946)
See also : Esso Cadillac - (1946-1956)
"Empire Bronze".
"Empire Bronze" in Truro River , 1956.ms “EMPIRE BRONZE”
Design: ‘Ocean‘ Class Tanker
ID: 1168646 - Type: Tanker - Launched: 19/08/1940 - Completed: 11/1940
Builder: Hawthorn Leslie & Co Ltd, Yard: Hebben, Yard Number: 627
Dimensions: 12000dwt, 8142grt, 4770nrt, 465.3 x 59.3 x 33.8ft
Engines: Oil engine, 4SCSA, 8cyl (25.3 x 55.1ins), 502nhp
Engines by: Hawthorn Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle - Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 10.5knots
History:
30/10/1940 Ministry of War Transport (A Weir & Co, managers), South Shields
1942 Ministry of War Transport (Anglo American Oil Co Ltd, managers), South Shields
1945 Anglo American Oil Co Ltd (RA Carder, managers), South Shields
1946 Renamed ESSO CADILLAC
1951 Esso Petroleum Co Ltd, South Shields
1956 Mariblanca Nav SA, Monrovia, Liberia; renamed MARIBELLA II
14/08/1959: Broken up by Hanwa Co Ltd at Osaka
The Miramar Ship Index for "EMPIRE BRONZE"
IDNo:
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1168646
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Year:
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1940
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Name:
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EMPIRE BRONZE
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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19.08.1940
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Flag:
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GBR
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Date of completion:
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11.1940
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Tons:
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8149
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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627
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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141.8
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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18.1
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Builder:
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Hawthorn Leslie
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Hebburn
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1D-10.5
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Subsequent History:
1946 ESSO CADILLAC - 1956 MARIBELLA II
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Osaka 14.08.1959. [ By Hanwa Co., Ltd. ]
History:
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Registered Owner
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168646
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1168646
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1940
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EMPIRE BRONZE
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8149
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British Govt.
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168646
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1168646
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1940
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ESSO CADILLAC
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8142
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1946
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Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd.
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168646
|
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1168646
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1940
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ESSO CADILLAC
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8142
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1951
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Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd.
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861
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1168646
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1940
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MARIBELLA II
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8142
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1956
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Mariblanca Nav SA
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