DEVONBROOK
Shipbuildervessel built by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Date1954
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 225 7/12' x breadth 36 7/12' x depth 15 9/12'
Gross Tonnage: 1414 ton
Gross Tonnage: 1414 ton
Object numberABDSHIP000183
Keywords
Yard Number: 238
I.M.O.: 5089362
Subsequent Names: LADY SYLVIA (1963); TOLMI (1968); MELIC SUN (1974); THE WORD (1976).
Fate: Wrecked in a position 1 mile off W. Coast of Takoradi, Ghana, 25 April 1979.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo coaster, 1 deck, partially electric welded. 3 cargo holds with 3 matches, 3 winches or 3 derricks. Superstructure in forecastle 16 feet, bridge 13 feet, quarterdeck 148 feet and poop deck 64 feet. 5 bulkheads. Water ballast 561 tons including for'd deep tank 116 tons. Machinery aft. No sparring fitted in cargo holds.
Owners:
1954: Williamston Shipping Co. Ltd, London (Manager: Comben Longstaff & Co. Ltd).
1963: Downlands Shipping Inc. registered in Monrovia, Liberia. Downlands Shipping Co. address given as c.o Thomas Watson (Shipping) Ltd, 252 High Street, Rochester, Kent.
1970: Owners M. Mela, K. Ventouris and S. Chionis, Piraeus, Greece.
1972: Tolmi Shipping Co. Ltd., Piraeus.
1973: General Development & Shipping Enterprises Co. Ltd Piraeus,
1975: Melic Shipping Co., Main Harbour, PO Box 614. Temp, Ghana., registered in Takoradi, Ghana
General History:
29/12/1953: Trial trip, completed 10 February 1954.
1973: Lloyd's notes she was in port damaged.
04/01/1976: She was anchored off Lagos where, by the time she berthed on 22 May, her entire cargo of bottled beer was stolen.
25/04/1979: On a voyage in ballast from Takoradi to Abidjan was wrecked in a position 1 mile off W. Coast of Takoradi.
Note: Engine number 310, steam triple expansion engine 3 cylinder made by John Lewis, Aberdeen.
2 single ended boilers - oil fired - by Rowan - 225 p.s.i.
Vessel carried 106 tons of oil fuel.
Vessel fitted with Position Fixing Device and Radar.
