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DULWICH
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DULWICH

Shipbuilder (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Shipowner
Date24 June 1957
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 262' x breadth 39' 5" x depth 18' 7"
Gross Tonnage: 1873 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002549
About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 861
Official Number: 187657
Subsequent Names: WORTHING (1972); WORTHY (1980); ANTIGONIA (1982)

Fate: Arrived for scrapping at Villanueva y Geltru, Spain, 25 December 1982

Propulsion: Motor
Description: Cargo vessel (Collier), 1 deck, machinery aft.

Owners:
1957: South Eastern Gas Board, London. Manager A. G. Costelow them D. K. Jacobs after 1968
1972: Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd, London
1977: Extro Marine Ltd, Cyprus.
1982: Antigoni Shipping Co. Ltd, Greece.
1982: sold to Salvamento y Demolicion Naval S.A. for breaking.

General History:
Launched 24 June 1957; naming ceremony performed by Mrs Gostelow.
1st of 4 colliers being built for South Eastern Gas Board. Specially designed for carriage of coal from N.E. England to upper reaches of the Thames, with e.g. very low funnels and telescopic masts.
Photos: 'Of sponsor', 'Leaving the slipway', 'DULWICH moves to fitting out basin'
(Burnt Island & Hall Russell Ship Group Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, (September 1957), pp. 76-77)
8 cylinder (340x570 mm) engine by British Polar, Glasgow.

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