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Radioléine (II) - (1912-1925)
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RADIOLÉINE (2) (1912-1925) owner COMPAGNIE de NAVIGATION MIXTE
Callsign O.R.M.I., 4029 grt. 2305 nrt. 5300 dwt, Measurements 106.65 x 15.77 x 7.54 meters.
T. 3 cyl. steam engine of 302 NHP by Chantiers de PAtlantique, Saint Nazaire. 11 knots.
05.1912 : completed by Ch. & At. de Saint Nazaire (Penhoët), Chantiers de Normandie (126), Grand Quevilly as
Radioléine for Sté. Pétrole-Transports (Cie. de Navigation Mixte), Marseilles.
23.07.1917 : torpedoed by a German submarine, abandoned, reboarded next day and arrived safely in a British port.
1925 : sold to Irvin & Johnson (South Africa) Ltd., Durban, South Africa, for whale oil.
1935: broken up.
Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
RADIOLÉINE - 1912 FR 1T (aft)
4,029 GRT for Soc. "Pétroles Transports", Marseille 350.0 x 47.2
Tanker built by Chant. de Normandie, Grand Quévilly (6) #137
1925 - Irvin & Johnson (South Africa), Ltd., Cape Town SA 150044
Broken up at Fredrikstad 1935, sld. Sandefjord 17.10.35 for Fredrikstad.