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Mobil Acme (1) - (1960-1976)
Yard no. 667, s.t. MOBIL ACME 12,755 grt enters the River Clyde from Stephen's Linthouse shipyard on 3 November 1959.
Built for Mobil Tankships Ltd. of London and engined by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd., this vessel's sister yard no. 668, s.t. MOBIL
APEX can be seen under construction on the adjacent berth. On the extreme left hand berth, yard no. 670, another oil tanker m.t.
BRITISH CURLEW 11,157 grt. is also nearing launching. Across the river the Clydeholm shipyard of Barclay Curie has the oil tanker
m.t. ATHELQUEEN under construction. MOBIL ACME was broken up in 1976. Down river commercial shipping can be seen berthed
at Shieldhall wharf and King George V dock beyond.
Mobil Acme
LOA 549' 5"; Beam 74' 4"; Draught 30' 10"
19,180 SDWT
Built in 1960 by Alex Stephen & Son at Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, mobil acme was the first of two clean product tankers
to be built for Mobil Tankers Limited, London. The vessel was powered by a Parmetrada steam turbine developing 9259HP.
On 3 May 1963, she grounded on a reef in the Red Sea while part laden en route from Port Sudan, Sudan, to Massawa,
Ethiopia. She was refloated on 4 May and was able to continue the voyage without effecting repairs. The vessel was mo-
dified at Sasebo from September to December 1964 to enable her to carry chemicals.
While trading in chemicals, both her boilers were contaminated after heavy leakage in the main condenser. At the time, she
was fully laden with chemicals on passage from the Panama Canal to Australia and New Zealand. She was diverted to Tahiti
for emergency repairs which took about a month. As a direct result of her delay, the Ford car factory in Australia had to cease
production: the solvent for their paint was on board mobil acme and they had run out of space to store their unpainted cars.
In 1968, she sighted missing yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnson in mid-Atlantic. Knox-Johnson was the first man to sail round
the world single-handed, non-stop. The crew reported him alive and well.
In 1969 she was time-chartered to Stolt Nielsen until her redelivery in December 1975. After loading her last cargo in Curacao
for discharge in Hamburg, Germany, she was sold for scrap and delivered to shipbreakers at Neath, near Swansea in Wales,
on 8 March 1976.
Launch of the "Mobil Acme (1)".
"Mobil Acme (1)".
"Mobil Acme (1)".
"Mobil Acme (1)".
"Mobil Acme (1)".
"Mobil Acme (1)" was build in 1960.
"Mobil Acme (1)".
( Photo Skyfotos )
"Mobil Acme (1)", about February 1965.
( Photo Skyfotos )
"Mobil Acme (1)".
"Mobil Acme (1)".
"Mobil Acme (1)".
"Mobil Acme (1)".
"Mobil Acme (1)".
"Mobil Acme (1)". Converted in Sasebo Japan in 1964 to carry clean oil products - a total of 27 different grades if
memory serves me ( Gary McDanielson ) correctly - Joined her Xmas Eve '64 in Sasebo, my first deep sea trip as
solo R/O after my 6 mont 'apprenticeship' and left 28 Sep 1965 in Beaumont, Texas
( Photo Skyfotos )
"Mobil Acme (1)", at Dock, January 1th, 1970.
( Photo Copyright Walter Erwin Frost )
"Mobil Acme (1)".ST. MOBIL ACME
built by Alexander Stephen & Sons Glasgow,
Yard No 667
Engines by shipbuilder
Port of Registry: London
Propulsion:
2 Steam turbine dr geared to sc shaft 10175shp 15.5 knots machy aft
Launched: Tuesday, 03/11/1959
Built: 1960
Ship Type: Tanker
Tonnage: 12755 grt, 7247 nrt, 19050 dwt
Length: 549 feet
Breadth: 74 feet
Draught: 31 feet
Owner History:
Mobil Shipping Company London
Status: Scrapped - 1976
The Miramar Ship Index for "Mobil Acme (I)"
IDNo:
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5238066
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Year:
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1960
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Name:
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MOBIL ACME
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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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3.11.1959
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Flag:
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GBR
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Date of completion:
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07.1960
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Tons:
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12755
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18950
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Yard No:
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667
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Length overall:
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167.5
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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160.3
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Country of build:
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GBR
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Beam:
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22.7
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Builder:
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Stephen
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Linthouse
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-15.5
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Subsequent History:
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Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Briton Ferry 17.03.1976. [ By T.W.Ward ]
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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Registered Owner
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301124
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5238066
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5238066
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1960
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MOBIL ACME
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12755
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Mobil Tankships Ltd.
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301124
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5238066
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5238066
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1960
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MOBIL ACME
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12755
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1964
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Mobil Tankers Ltd.
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