Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships


Ship:      ATHELLAIRD
Arrived:15 March 1931
Departed:28 August 1931
Career:Torpedoed 2 July 1940, sank 3 July 1940.
Departure date from George Swieszkowski.
In Oyster Company ledger.
Shields Daily News 08 Apr 1931 United Molasses ATHELLAIRD arrived Tollesbury 15-03-31

"Haven of Rest" by Douglas Gurton lists the vessel but has no further info. See DJG_SHP

Tonnage:8,999 gross
Built:1930
Type:Tanker
Owner:United Molasses Company
Official No:161145
ID1161145

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