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RADIX

Submitted by Kees Helder on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 11:18
About

Completed 1919 as dry-cargo vessel Linerton. 1919 aground on beach and broke in two. Refloated and towed to Rotterdam for rebuilding in a tanker. 1920 purchased by Anglo-Saxon and renamed "RADIX". 1931 sold to Halterman Hamburg and renamed Tine Asmussen. 1941 seized by Mexico and renamed Juan Casiano. 19-10-1944 foundered in heavy weather off Savannah after collision.

Also known as
Linerton
Tine Asmussen
Juan Casiano
IMO number
1142849
Call sign
G...
Construction number
539
Tonnage
6.689 ton
Beam
15m
Length overall
92m
Year of construction
1919
Year of renaming/broken up
1944
Service for Shell
1920 to 1931
Cargo
Crude and white oil products
Class
Chemical / Oil Product Tanker
Flag state
Great Britain
Home port
London
Manager
Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard
W. Doxford & Sons Sunderland
Status
Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK
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