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Submitted by Kees Helder on Tue, 06/16/2015 - 16:38

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Completed 1915 as Monitor 20 for Royal Navy. 1920 converted to a tanker by Shipyard De Hoop. 9-11-1920 to C.S.M and renamed "LIMA". 1925 sold to Nafta Soc. Genua Italy. 1932 sold Ste des Petroles Shell Africain Francais. 1948 sold Societe Maritime des Vins Dakar as winetanker and renamed Marie des Fleurs. 1954 sold Naviera Marroqui and renamed Maria Augusta. 1960 sold Marine Tankers Panama and renamed Alvin. 1968 scrapped Savona Italy.

Also known as	Monitor 20 Marie des Fleurs Maria Augusta Alvin
IMO number	5501321
Call sign	TNWR
Construction number	598
Tonnage	524 ton
Beam	10m
Length overall	52m
Year of construction	1915
Year of renaming/broken up	1968
Service for Shell	1920 to 1948
Cargo	Oil
Class	Monitor Class
Flag state	Netherlands Antilles
Home port	Willemstad
Manager	Curacaosche Scheepvaart Maatschappij / C.S.M.
Shipyard	Sr. Raylton Dixon & Co Shipbuilders Middlesbrough UK
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Shell Tankers Rotterdam / La Corona / C.S.M. / N.I.T.

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