SUGAR EXPORTER
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Owner
Silvertown Services Shipping Co. Ltd.
(London, England)
Date19 September 1955
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 330 5/6' x breadth 50 1/12' x depth 26 7/12'
gross tonnage 4024 ton
gross tonnage 4024 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002678
Keywords
Yard Number: 848
Official Number: 187343
Subsequent Names: PORTRIEUX (1964); FORESTAL 1 (1973); ARIES CARRIER (1975)
Fate: unknown.
Propulsion: Motor
Description: Bulk sugar carrier, 1 deck, machinery aft.
Owners:
1955: Silvertown Services Shipping Co. Ltd.
1964: Cie. Maritime Francaise, Dunkirk. Change of name to PORTRIEUX.
by 1973: Windward Nav. Co. Ltd, Georgetown, Cayman Islands. Change of name to FORESTAL 1 now used for general cargo.
1975: Seaward Carriers Corp. Ltd, Rodson Shipping Inc, Georgetown, Change of name to ARIES CARRIER.
Notes:
19/09/1955: Launched by Mrs W. R. Booth, wife of a Director of Silvertown Services Shipping Co. Ltd. (part of Tate & Lyle).
See: 'Burntisland Group Journal' vol. 24, no.'s 3 and 4
2 oil engines 2SA each 8 cylinder (340x570 mm) reduction geared and hydralic coupling to screw shaft, by British Polar engines Ltd, Glasgow
