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Esso Salisbury - (1957-1975)
 
"Esso Salisbury", just after her launch at the Howaldtswerke, Hamburg.
( Keystone Photo of Juky 28, 1957 )
The tanker third largest in the World....
... wich has been built at the Howaldtswerke in Hamburg, the 36,000 ton turbine tanker "Esso Salisbury" was launched on Saturday ( July 27, 1957 ). Only the two predessessers, the Onassis ships "Al Malik Saud al Awal", and "Tina Onassis" ( with 45,000 ton ) are larger. The "Esso Salibury" has a length of alltogether 691 feet: machine-capacity is 17,600 max; the speed 17 knots.

 
The German-built "Esso Salisbury" off Portsmouth when new in 1957.
( Photo Esso )
 "Esso Salisbury" at Hoek van Holland, Hook of Holland, Netherlands, July 4th, 1970.
( Photo Copyright Malcolm Cranfield )
"Esso Salisbury" was build in 1957. Seen here in Aurba in 1967.
( Photo thanks to Toby Young )
"Esso Salisbury".
 
"Esso Salisbury" in Suez Canal 1961.
( Photo thanks to Ray Jones )
 
"Esso Salisbury".
"Esso Salisbury".
 
Steam turbine on the test-bed at Howaldtswerke "Esso Salisbury".
 
"Esso Salisbury".

Esso Salisbury - 12.1957 - 24,008 GRT
Built: by Howaldtswerke AG, Hamburg
Measurements : 696 feet length x 90 feet breadth. 2 Dr steamturbines, speed 16,5 knots.
1972: Terrytwo (Terrytwo Shipping Corp. (Liberian)).
24.4.1975: Arrived Kaohsiung for breaking up.

The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO SALISBURY"
IDNo:
5108376
Year:
1957
Name:
ESSO SALISBURY
Keel:
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
27.07.1957
Flag:
GBR
Date of completion:
12.1957

Tons:
23972
Link:
-
DWT:
36040
Yard No:
919
Length overall:
210.3
Ship Design:
LPP:
Country of build:
DEU
Beam:
27.6
Builder:
Howaldtswerke
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Hamburg
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1ST-16.5

Subsequent History:
1972 TERRYTWO

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 24.04.1975.

History :
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Main Owner
5108376
5108376
1957
ESSO SALISBURY
23972
Esso Petroleum Co., Ltd.
5108376
5108376
1957
TERRYTWO
23972
1972
Terrytwo Shipping Corp.