{"id":35509,"date":"2022-02-18T19:23:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T19:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/english\/?p=35509"},"modified":"2024-11-08T19:37:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T19:37:16","slug":"tankers-1950-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/en\/highlights\/ships-built-for-greeks\/tankers-1950-59\/","title":{"rendered":"Tankers 1950 – 1959"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The tanker SOVAC COMET, 27,025 dwt, built in January 1950 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, USA for Tankers Navigation Co., Inc. under Panamanian flag (bareboat chartered to Sovac\/Mobil). (1\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker SOVAC DAYLIGHT, 27,028 dwt, built in February 1950 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, USA for Tankers Navigation Co., Inc. under Panamanian flag (bareboat chartered to Sovac\/Mobil). (2\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker STANVAC KARACHI, 16,563 dwt, built in February 1950 by Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland, USA for A-C Tankers Company, Inc. under Panamanian flag (bareboat chartered to Stanvac). (J. Y. Freeman). (3\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker OLYMPIC FLAME, 28,385 dwt, built in March 1950 by Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland, USA for Olympic Oil Lines (Panama) S.A. under Honduras flag. (print by A. Duncan). (4\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker SOVAC RADIANT, 27,031 dwt, built in March 1950 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, USA for Tankers Navigation Co., Inc. under Panamanian flag (bareboat chartered to Sovac\/Mobil). (5\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker OLYMPIC THUNDER, 28,385 dwt., built in May 1950 by Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland, USA for Olympic Oil Lines (Panama) S.A. under Honduras flag. (6\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker STANVAC CANBERRA, 16,563 dwt, built in July 1950 by Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland, USA for A-C Tankers Company, Inc. under Panamanian flag (bareboat chartered to Stanvac). (7\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker STANVAC PRETORIA, 16,563 dwt, built in August 1950 by Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland, USA for A-C Tankers Company, Inc. under Panamanian flag (bareboat chartered to Stanvac). (Victor H. Young & L. A. Sawyer). (8\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker LONDON PRIDE, 16,325 dwt, built in September 1950 by Furness Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Haverton Hill-on-Tees, UK for London and Overseas Freighters Ltd. under British flag. (9\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker ATLANTIC DUCHESS, 12,910 dwt, built in November 1950 by W. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool, UK for Atlantic Oil Carriers Ltd. under Liberian flag. (10\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker LONDON ENTERPRISE, 16,325 dwt, built in November 1950 by Furness Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Haverton Hill-on-Tees, UK for London and Overseas Freighters Ltd. under British flag. (11\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker CHARLTON VENUS, 16,740 dwt, built in December 1951 by William Doxford & Sons Ltd., Sunderland, UK for Charlton Steam Shipping Co., Ltd. under British flag. (12\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker LORD CANNING, 17,730 dwt, built in April 1951 by Scotts\u2019 Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd., Greenock, UK for Northam Steamship Co., Ltd. under British flag. (13\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker ATLANTIC DUKE, 16,652 dwt, built in February 1952 by Smith\u2019s Dock Co., Ltd., South Bank, Middlesbrough, UK for Atlantic Oil Carriers Ltd. under Liberian flag. (14\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker LONDON VICTORY, 18,100 dwt, built in February 1952 by Furness Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Haverton Hill-on-Tees, UK for London and Overseas Freighters Ltd. under British flag. (15\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker LONDON GLORY, 15,347 dwt, built in March 1952 by Sir James Laing & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland, UK for London and Overseas Freighters Ltd. under British flag. (16\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker LONDON ENDURANCE, 15,347 dwt, built in April 1952 by Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd., Sunderland, UK for London and Overseas Freighters Ltd. under British flag. (17\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker WORLD UNITY, 31,745 dwt, built in April 1952 by Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., Barrow, UK for World Tankers Corporation under Liberian flag. At the time of her delivery, she was the largest tanker built in the world. (18\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker EURYCLEIA, 24,223 dwt, built in May 1952 by Higashi Nippon Jukogyo \u039a.\u039a., Yokohama, Japan for Sociedad Maritima San Nicolas S.A. under Liberian flag. (19\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker LONDON MAJESTY, 18,070 dwt, built in June 1952 by Furness Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Haverton Hill-on-Tees, UK for London and Overseas Freighters Ltd. under British flag. (20\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker TINI, 19,689 dwt, built in May 1952 by Hitachi Zosen K.K., Osaka, Japan for United Cross Navigation Corp. under Liberian flag. (21\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker VICTORIA, 16,500 dwt, built in June 1952 by Deutsche Werft \u0391ktiengesellschaft, Hamburg, West Germany for Carribean Land and Shipping Corporation as VIRGIN ISLANDS. Acquired on completion by Marchante Compania Naviera S.A. and renamed VICTORIA under Panamanian flag. (22\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker WORLD CONCORD, 31,805 dwt, built in June 1952 by Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., Barrow, UK for World Tankers Corporation under Liberian flag. (23\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
\u03a4\u03bf \u03b4\u03b5\u03be\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03cc\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf LONDON SPIRIT, 15.330 dwt, \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u0399\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 1952 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac \u03bd\u03b1\u03c5\u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd., Sunderland \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd London and Overseas Freighters Ltd. \u03c5\u03c0\u03cc \u03b2\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03af\u03b1. (24\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker SAXONGLADE, 20,452 dwt, built in July 1952 by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., Newcastle, UK for Imperial Shipping Investment Co., Ltd. under British flag. (25\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker DUCHESS OF ATHENS, 18,175 dwt, built in August 1952 by Furness Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Haverton Hill-on-Tees, UK for Trent Maritime Co., Ltd. under British flag. (26\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker EDINA, 18,480 dwt, built in September 1952 by Cammell Laird & Co., Ltd., Birkenhead, UK for Los Santos Compania Naviera S.A. under Liberian flag. (27\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker MERCHANT KNIGHT, 15,330 dwt, built in September 1952 by Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd., Sunderland, UK for Drake Shipping Co., Ltd. under British flag. (28\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker NIMERTIS, 17,610 dwt, built in October 1952 by Scotts\u2019 Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd., Greenock, UK for Perga Steamship Co., S.A. under Liberian flag. (29\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker NORTH KING, 18,500 dwt, built in October 1952 by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Glasgow, UK for Compania Petrolera de Transportes S.A. under Liberian flag. (30\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker SAXONDALE, 20,452 dwt, built in November 1952 by Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., Newcastle, UK for Imperial Shipping Investment Co., Ltd. under British flag. (31\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker NORTH PRINCE, 18,450 dwt, built in November 1952 by Howaldtswerke A.G., Kiel, West Germany for Compania Petrolera de Transportes S.A. under Liberian flag. (32\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
The tanker SAXONHEATH, 20,115 dwt, built in December 1952 by Nederlandsche Dok & Sheepsbouw Maatschappij V.O.F., Amsterdam, The Netherlands for Oriental Tanker Corporation S.A. under Liberian flag. (33\/34)<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>