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Athelcrest
4 vessels of this name
1 ATHELCREST
5,948
grt
418.5ft
x 55ft,
speed
10½ knots.
Built
1917 by Earle's SB & Eng. Co, Hull
Launched
as OLIVET for the Admiralty,
Completed
as ELMLEAF for the Shipping Controller, London
Managed
by Lane & MacAndrew.
1920
sold to Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co, London,
1921
renamed MELONA.
1925
sold to British Molasses Co, London renamed ATHELCREST.
1926
company became United Molasses Co.
1935
sold to N.V. Vlissingsche Mineraalolie en Asphalt Raffinaderij,
Vlissingen, Holland, renamed VLISMAR II,
converted to a storage hulk.
1983 towed from Flushing to Burcht, Belgium for
scrapping.
Athelcrest(1)
Athelcrest (1)
at Vlissingen
2 ATHELCREST ( 1940-1940 )
Built
1940; by Sir James Laing at Sunderland.
Completed
5th of April 1940 for United Molasses Co.
6,825
tons
426ft
3ins x 59ft 3ins x 34ft 3ins
256
nhp; 11 knots; oil engines.
Sailed
on her maiden voyage, May 16th 1940 - HX43, returning August 18th
1940 - HX65 …….
1940 25th August, just four months
after completion, at 0245hrs, returning from Halifax and sailing close to the
Hebrides ( 170miles West of Lewis ), she was torpedoed by U-48. She did not
sink and, as she was badly damaged and was a hazard to shipping, she had to be
sunk with gunfire from one of the convoy’s escorts. Position 58°24'N-11°21'W.
Out of the ship’s crew of 36 there were only 6 survivors, including Captain V J
Evans.
Men who died
25th August 1940
BINKS, Cabin
Boy, RICHARD JOHN. Age 17.
Son of Richard
John and Isabella Binks; North Shields, Northumberland.
BROCK, Radio
Officer, GEORGE ALBERT. Age 27.
Son of William
George and Harriet Brock;
husband of
Edna Brock, of Holmwood, Surrey.
CLARK,
Greaser, ANTHONY. Age 20.
Son of George
and Jane A. Clark, of Sunderland, Co.
Durham.
DEW, Chief Officer,
HENRY. Age 31.
Son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Thomas Dew;
husband of
Martha Allithea Dew (nee Livingston); Heston, Middlesex.
FORREST, Chief
Engineer Officer, WILLIAM. Age 41.
Son of Thomas
Forrest, F.C.M.S., and Ellen Forrest.
GILLIES, Able
Seaman, NEIL. Age 43.
Husband of
Edith Gillies, of North Shields, Northumberland.
GOLIGHTLY,
Second Engineer Officer, JOHN GEORGE. Age 27.
Son of George
and Agnes Golightly; Whitehaven, Cumberland.
GOULD, Cook,
EDWARD. Age 55.
Son of George
and Mary Gould;
husband of
Edith May Gould, of Hessle, Yorkshire.
GRAINS, Able
Seaman, LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER. Age 34.
Son of
Christopher and Mary Grains;
husband of
Mary A. D. Grains; South Shields, Co. Durham.
HALES,
Assistant Cook, HAROLD. Age 25.
Son of William
P. and Jane Boyle Hales; North Shields, Northumberland;
stepson of
George H. Denton.
HEDDLES, Able
Seaman, JOHN. Age 36.
Son of John
and Mary Heddles; South Shields, Co. Durham.
HENDRY, Fourth
Engineer Officer, JOSEPH. Age 20.
Son of William
and Maria Hendry; Greenock, Renfrewshire.
JENKINS,
Boatswain, EDWARD. Age 61.
Son of Edward
Evan and Maria Jenkins;
husband of
Elizabeth Jane Jenkins; South Shields, Co. Durham.
JOHNSTON,
Senior Fourth Engineer Officer, ROBERT C.. Age 25.
Son of John and
Margaret Jane Johnston; Belfast, Northern Ireland.
JONES, Senior
Second Engineer Officer, FRANCIS. Age 28.
MANSON, Able
Seaman, JOHN NORMAN. Age 40.
McNULTY,
Steward, JOHN THOMAS. Age 48.
Husband of L.
McNulty; Edinburgh.
NELSON,
Greaser, DANIEL GUNN. Age 22.
O'SULLIVAN,
Able Seaman, DENNIS. Age 35.
PARAMOR, Able
Seaman, JAMES. Age 28.
Son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Paramor.
ROSSITER,
Third Engineer Officer, PHILIP. Age 23.
SANDERSON,
Mess Room Boy, LESLIE ARMSTRONG. Age 16.
Son of Armstrong
and Rosanna Sanderson; Fulwell, Sunderland, Co. Durham.
SCOTT, Sailor,
RALPH. Age 22.
SNELL,
Steward, THOMAS ROBERT. Age 26.
Son of Alfred
and Jessie Snell.
TANSEY,
Carpenter, ROGER. Age 29.
Son of Thomas
and Aris Tansey;
husband of M.
Tansey; Southwick, Sunderland, Co. Durham.
TURNER, Senior
Third Engineer Officer, WILLIAM. Age 23.
Son of William
and Letitia Turner.
WALKER, Able
Seaman, HUGH BERESFORD. Age 20.
WILSON,
Donkeyman, THOMAS RICHARD. Age 39.
Son of Thomas
Christopher and Catherine Wilson;
husband of
Ellen Wilson; Sunderland, Co. Durham.
WORRALL,
Donkeyman, ALEXANDER. Age 27.
Son of Richard
and Sarah E. Worrall; North Shields, Northumberland.
OSWALD, DEMS
Gunner : Able Seaman, JOSEPH HENRY,
P/SSX 31534. H.M.S.
President III. Royal Navy.
(lost in S.S.
Athelcrest). Age 42.
Son of Robert
T. and Mary Oswald;
husband of
Irene Edna Oswald; Hutton-le-Hole, Yorkshire.
Launch of Athelcrest
(2)
With thanks to Raymond John Solly
3 ATHELCREST ( 1941 – 1954 )
ON
160471
Call
Sign : GCJR
Registered
: London
Built
1928 Sir W.G.Armstrong, Whitworth &
Co. Ltd., Walker-On-Tyne
Built
as SCOTTISH HEATHER
For
Tankers Ltd., of 37-41 Gracechurch St., London EC3.
The
ship was launched on the 5th of March 1928.
442
ft x 57 ft x 33 ft ; single screw; 4Q cylinders; 11 knots
7,087
grt ; 4190 nt ; 11,130 dwt.
Tank
capacity : 461,030 cu ft.
Sold
to United Molasses December 1941.
1940
November Bombed North Sea –
Read the
story at Ships of Long Ago
http://www.shipsoflongago.co.uk/text%20scottish%20heather.htm
M.O.W.T.,
from April 23, 1940 to March 19, 1946.
1951
Taken into the Athel fleet and renamed ATHELCREST.
29
July 1954 arrived at Blythe for breaking up.
Athelcrest (3) as Scottish Heather
4 ATHELCREST ( 1957
– 1976 )
Built
1957 Lithgows Port Glasgow,
Yard
No 1096
Engines
by David Rowan & Co Glasgow
Port
of Registry: Liverpool
Propulsion:
Doxford oil 2SA 4cyl 3300bhp 12.5 knots
Launched:
Wednesday, 12 June 1957
Tanker 7548 grt; 4035 nrt; 10290 dwt
459ft
x 61ft 3ins x 25ft 6ins
Owner
: Athel Line Liverpool
"a
fine modern ship which carried aviation and motor spirit”
1979
Scrapped as AL SALIMI V
Information
from Paul Strathdee and Stuart Cameron
http://www.clydebuiltships.co.uk
and http://www.clydesite.co.uk
Athelcrest (4)
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