Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships


Ship:      OMALA
Arrived:14 May 1959
Departed:19 October 1959
Career:Built for N.V.Petroleum Maats La Corona, The Hague. as OMALA. Renamed 40 WORTH - 45 OMALA. Broken up Blyth 22 Oct 1959.

Voyage Record Card 1958 to 1959 inclusive Arrived River Blackwater 14 May 1959 from London. Sailed River Blackwater 19 October 1959 for Blyth (in tow)
Mix Essex WSS - Lloyds List: sailed 19 Oct 1959 for Blyth in tow TRADESMAN.

Tonnage:6,256 gross
Built:1938
Type:
Owner:Royal Dutch Shell
ID5614975

Shell tanker OMALA laid up in River Blackwater. She was in the river 14 May 1959 to 19 October 1959.



Copyright photograph from  ... Date: 1 June 1959.

Above:  Shell tanker OMALA laid up in River Blackwater. She was in the river 14 May 1959 to 19 October 1959. Copyright photograph from ... Date: 1 June 1959.
Source: Mersea Museum / Fotoflite Copyright Image


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