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Tropical Oil Co. ( Troco ), Columbia
Nanaimolite - (1927-1939)
Seen here as Shell tanker "Toedjoe". ex. "Monitor 17" of the Royal Navy.

Additional information :
Tanker.
Built 07/1926. Builder: W. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool, UK.
Built as "M-17", Royal Navy. (Monitor)
1920 converted to tanker, 513 gt and renamed "TOEDJOE", for Curacaosche Stoomvaart Maatschappij.
Sold in 1927 as "NANAIMOLITE" to Imperial Oil Shipping Co., Ltd.
513 GRT, 650 DWT, Measurements 170' 0", 31" 2", 12' 3".
2 Triple expansion steam-engines 3 Cil. 97 NHP.
Scrapped in Victoria BC, Canada 3q.1939.

The Miramar Ship Index for "M-17"
IDNo:
1140034
Year:
1915
Name:
M-17
Keel:
03.1915
Type:
Monitor
Launch Date:
12.05.1915
Flag:
GBR
Date of completion:
07.1915

DWT:
650
Yard No:
871
Length overall:
54.0
Ship Design:
LPP:
51.8
Country of build:
GBR
Beam:
9.5
Builder:
Gray
Material of build:
Location of yard:
W Hartlepool
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
2T-11

Subsequent History:
[ 1920 converted to tanker, 513 grt ] -
1920 TOEDJOE - 1927 NANAIMOLITE

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Victoria, BC 3th quarter 1939. [ By Wagner, Stein & Green ]

History:
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
1140034
1915
M-17
540
Royal Navy
1140034
1915
TOEDJOE
513
1920
NV Curacaosche Scheepvaart Mij.
140034
1140034
1915
TOEDJOE
513
1922
Shell Co of Canada Ltd.
140034
1140034
1915
NANAIMOLITE
513
1927
Imperial Oil Ltd.
140034
1140034
1915
NANAIMOLITE
513
1937
Imperial Oil Sg Co Ltd.

Information from Kees Helder :
Name  
Toedjoe
Ex. name(s)
Monitor 17 (1915-1920 Royal Navy)
Imo number
Year of construction
1915
Discarded in
1922
Status
Sold
Class
Monitor
Tonnage
513
Yard
W.Gray & Co West Hartlepool
Construction number
871
Cargo
Oil
Flag
Netherlands Antilles
Callsign
T...
Owner
Curacaosche Scheepvaart Maatschappij