CARLO
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Shipownervessel built for
Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.
(Hull, England)
Date23 January 1947
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 284' 3" x breadth 42' 2" x depth 15' 5"
Gross Tonnage: 1799 ton
Gross Tonnage: 1799 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002493
Keywords
Yard Number: 797
Official Number: 181314
Subsequent Names: PELASGOS (1966)
Fate: In the July 2014 edition of Ship Monthly, it was reported that CARLO (as PELASGOS) had been scrapped in Greece in 1972.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel, 1 deck, 'open' shelter deck, cruiser stern, part welded construction.
Owners:
1947: Ellerman's Wilson Line, Hull.
1964-65: sold to Chr. M. Sarlis & Co. Registered Patras, Greece.
General History:
One of eight mini cargo liners built for Ellerman's Wilson Line, of Hull, following the Second World War.
'specially designed for Scandinavian services of the owners.' Three cargo holds, with capacity of 130,000 cubic tons. Accommodation for 12 passengers.
(Burntisland Shipbuilder's Journal, vol. 21, (1948) p. 14)
18/04/1946: Keel laid on Berth No. 3.
23/01/1947: Launched; vessel named by Mrs Howard Johnson
31/07/1947: Incline test with steam up.
Ran aground during trials at Aberdeen, repaired.
08/12/1947: Handed over.
(Source: Burntisland and Hall Russel Shipyard Journals)
Notes:
Propeller: 13’- 3” diameter 4-bladed solid bronze by Manganese Bronze & Brass Co.
Steam triple expansion reheat engine 19½” x 32” x 54” with 36” stroke with a Bauer-Wach exhaust turbine coupled to shaft through D.R. gearing and hydraulic coupling.
1832
