SAN JERONIMO

About

Completed 1914 as "SAN JERONIMO" for Eagle Oil. 1928 sold to Southern Whaling as Southern Empress. Converted to a whal factory ship. 1942 torpedoed and sunk while serving as a Royal Fleet tanker.

Also known as
Southern Empress
IMO number
1135314
Call sign
JDSV
Construction number
457
Tonnage
12.028 ton
Beam
20m
Length overall
158m
Year of construction
1914
Year of renaming/broken up
1942
Service for Shell
1914 to 1928
Cargo
Class
Flag state
Home port
Manager
Shipyard
Status
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