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Esso Cambridge - (1954-1967)
"Esso Cambridge"
Built 1954 by Cammell Laird & Co (S.B. & Eng.) Ltd, Birkenhead.
1967 Sold to Cosmopolitan Shipping Co S.A. Monrovia "Stephanie Conway”.
1971 Sold to Mainland Shipping Co, Monrovia. 1974 renamed “Destiny”.
1976 Sold to Greek breakers at Piraeus, where laid up from 6/3/1975.
"Esso Cambridge".
"Esso Cambridge".
( Photo collection Morten Bjørndalen )
The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO CAMBRIDGE"
IDNo:
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5107073
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Year:
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1954
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Name:
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ESSO CAMBRIDGE
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Launch Date:
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19.03.1954
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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09.1954
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Flag:
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GBR
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Keel:
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|
Tons:
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17523
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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26609
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Yard No:
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1231
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Length overall:
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191.9
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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182.9
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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25.2
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Builder:
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Cammell Laird
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Birkenhead
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-16
|
|
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Subsequent History:
1967 STEPHANIE CONWAY - 1971 TRIPOLI - 1974 DESTINY
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Piraeus 09.1976 [ Helliniki Dialytria Ploion Jemini ]
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Main Owner
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186122
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5107073
|
5107073
|
1954
|
ESSO CAMBRIDGE
|
17523
|
|
Esso Petroleum Co.
|
2881
|
5107073
|
5107073
|
1954
|
STEPHANIE CONWAY
|
17524
|
1967
|
G. Conway
|
2881
|
5107073
|
5107073
|
1954
|
TRIPOLI
|
17524
|
1971
|
J.C. Page
|
2881
|
5107073
|
5107073
|
1954
|
DESTINY
|
17524
|
1974
|
E.O. Panagopoulos
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"Esso Cambridge".
"Esso Cambridge".
"Esso Cambridge".
"Esso Cambridge".
"Esso Cambridge".Another one of the Esso Petroleum Company tankers wgich often came to Hull was te Esso Cambridge.
The tanker is arriving at Saltend on Decmber 15, 1961, under the care of three tugs . Build in 1954, the
Esso Cambridge was 628 feet long and 26.609 tons deadweight tons.
Photo from a Newspaper Saturday 16th November, 1996.
( Thanks to Dave Light )
"Esso Cambridge".
"Stephanie Conway", ex. "Esso Cambridge".
( Photo thanks to Jorgen Lonn )