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Hearts of Oak

 

 

 

Athel Line Ships

 

Athelbrook

2 vessels of this name

 

1 ATHELBROOK

Built 1950 Cammel Laird, Birkenhead

Order of build : 1214

Vessel number : V1211

808 grt oil / molasses tanker  

Athel Line Ltd UK

For inter-island Caribbean trade between Georgetown, Port of Spain etc

  together with ATHELBRAE  (1956)

1973  January  Marine News : sold by George Reginald Decaines

  and Kenneth Brendon Joseph, U.S.A to
  Kenneth Brendon Joseph, Guyana renamed SUNSHINE ISLAND.

Reported grounded and abandoned in July 1982 in position 10.39N 61.32W

 

ATHELBROOK (1)

 

as SUNSHINE ISLAND, beached

 

2 ATHELBROOK

Chemical & Oil Carrier.

Built 1977  Richards, Lowestoft.

750 grt 1031 DWT

1979 Transferred to Tankers Ltd.

1981 Transferred to Tate & Lyle Sugar Co., registered Nassau. Renamed ATHEL 

2004 Reported still operational.

 

 

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