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Inverleith - (1921-1936)
"Inverleith" was build in 1921 and sold in 1937 and converted to Cargo vessel "Sunstone".
Sold in 1938 as "Castelverde" to Italy. Sunk in WW2.
"Inverleith".The Miramar Ship Index for "INVERLEITH"
IDNo:
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1145166
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Year:
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1921
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Name:
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INVERLEITH
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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26.08.1920
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Flag:
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GBR
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Date of completion:
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03.03.1921
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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589
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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125.8
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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17.0
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Builder:
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Harland & Wolff
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Belfast
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-10
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Subsequent History:
1937 SUNSTONE - 1938 CASTELVERDE
Disposal Data:
Torpedoed and sunk by HMS UNRUFFLED, 27nm 327o off Cape Bon 14.12.1942
History :
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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145166
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1145166
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1921
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INVERLEITH
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6958
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A. Weir & Co.
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1145166
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1921
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SUNSTONE
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6958
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1937
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A. Vlasov
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2216
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1145166
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1921
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CASTELVERDE
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6958
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1938
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A. Vlasov
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Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
INVERLEITH - 1921 (cylindrical tanks) BR 1T (10)
6,958 GRT for British Mexican Petroleum Co., Ltd., (A. Weir & Co.), London, 412.6 x 55.8
Tanker build by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, (2), #589, 145166
1933 - (mgrs. deleted from listing)
1936 - Campden Hill SS. Co., Ltd. (Counties Ship Management Co., Ltd.), London - tanks removed, converted general cargo
1937 - SUNSTONE s/o (Navigation & Coal Trade Co., Ltd., mgrs.), Panama [A.Vlasov], PA
1938 - CASTELVERDE Soc. Anon. "Sitmar" - Soc. Ital. Transporti Marittimi, Genoa, IT 2216
Torpedoed and sunk by HMS UNRUFFLED, 14 Dec 1942, 27 miles, 327o from Cap Bon,
voyage Naples - Tunis, in convoy