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Daylight- (1916-1921)
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The Miramar Ship Index for "DAYLIGHT"
IDNo:
1114812
Year:
1902
Name:
DAYLIGHT
Keel:
Type:
barque-4
Launch Date:
2.12.1901
Flag:
GBR
Date of completion:
01.1902

Tons:
3756
Link:
-
DWT:
0
Yard No:
490
Length overall:
Ship Design:
LPP:
107.1
Country of build:
GBR
Beam:
15.0
Builder:
Russell
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Port Glasgow
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
sail

Subsequent History:
[ Part tanker 1914-24 ] - [ 1924 barge ] - [ 1941 barquentine, aux 2D. ] -
1944 TANGARA

Disposal Data:
BU Rio de Janeiro 10.53, work began 8.54 [ By Ilha da Conceicao Estado ]

History:
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
114812
1114812
1902
DAYLIGHT
3756
Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd
114812
1114812
1902
DAYLIGHT
3756
1912
Tank Storage & Carriage Co Ltd
114812
1114812
1902
DAYLIGHT
3756
1916
Standard Tptn Co Ltd
1114812
1902
DAYLIGHT
3756
1921
Charles Nelson Co
114812
1114812
1902
DAYLIGHT
3756
1924
Daylight Ship Co Ltd
114812
1114812
1902
DAYLIGHT
3756
1941
Anglo-Canadian Sg Co Ltd
1114812
1902
TANGARA
3756
1944
Murray, Simonsen & Co Ltd

Additional Information from the Starke & Schell Ships-registers ;

DAYLIGHT   (4-mast bark),  BR
     3,756 GRT for Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., London,  351.5 x 49.1
         Cargo built by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow, (1),  #490, 114812
1912 - Tank Storage & Carriage Co., Ltd., London
1914 - refitted - conv. to partial tanker
1916 - Standard Transportation Co., Ltd., Hong Kong
1921 - Charles Nelson Company, San Francisco,  US
1924 - Daylight Ship Co., Ltd. (James Griffiths & Sons), Victoria, B.C  - reduced to barge,  CA
1941 - Anglo-Canadian Shipping Co., Ltd., Vancouver  - re-rigged as barkentine, fitted with aux. eng. 2M
44 - TANGARA   Murray, Simonsen & Co., Ltd., Rio de Janeiro, BZ
Broken up at Rio de Janeiro 1954 by Ilha da Conceição Estado,
sold 10/1953, work began -8/1954