ALEXIA

About

Completed 1935 as "ALEXIA" for Anglo-Saxon. 2-8-1940 damaged by torpedo by air raid. 11-9-1940 torpedoed by U510. Survived and salvaged. 1943-1945 served as MAC 3, conversion to Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MP) by T.W. Greenwell & Co Dry Docks Sunderland. 1951 sold to Shell France and renamed "IANTHINA". 17-8-1954 arrived Blyth for scrap.

Also known as
MAC 3
Ianthina
IMO number
1163571
Call sign
GYFY
Construction number
707
Tonnage
12.339 ton
Beam
18m
Length overall
147m
Year of construction
1935
Year of renaming/broken up
1954
Service for Shell
1935 to 1954
Cargo
Class
Flag state
Home port
Manager
Shipyard
Status
Photo(s)

Sailors

Name Job Period Details
Malcolm Chapman apprentice 1950 to 1951