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River Colne down to the Sea by Douglas Went. Photograph 31. Rowhedge looking upstream from Lower Yard. RNLI Lifeboat, Motor Gun Boat, and beyond the motor coaster TRAPP registered Oslo. TRAPP was built by Rowhedge Ironworks 1946 No. 640 TRAPP 358grt motor tanker for Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. 152'oa, 147'x24'x9.6'. British Polar Ltd, Glasgow 2sc sa 4cyl 395bhp. L.1/6/1946. ... Cat1 Places-->Colne Cat2 Places-->Rowhedge

River Colne down to the Sea by Douglas Went. Photograph 31.
Rowhedge looking upstream from Lower Yard. RNLI Lifeboat, Motor Gun Boat, and beyond the motor coaster TRAPP registered Oslo.

TRAPP was built by Rowhedge Ironworks 1946
No. 640 TRAPP 358grt motor tanker for Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. 152'oa, 147'x24'x9.6'. British Polar Ltd, Glasgow 2sc sa 4cyl 395bhp. L.1/6/1946. C.8/1946 for Oslo owners. (ON 180969). 1947 To Cia Shell, Portugal as SHELL ONZE. 1958 New engine. 1968 Sold to Sonap Maritima Ltda, Lorenço Marques as SONAPTANQUE. 366grt (160net, 412dwt). 1983 Sold to Navique Empressa Moçambicana de Nav. Mozambique as MACUSE. John Collins - Nottage]
Anchored 25.58S 32.28E September 1997 & foundered there. [Miramar]


Date: c1948      

Photo: Merriel and Paul Gallifant
Image ID DW18_055
Category 1 Places-->Colne
Category 2 Places-->Rowhedge


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