Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships


Ship:      LIPARUS
Arrived:7 May 1959
Departed:17 Feb 1964
Career:Broken up Antwerp, arrived 18 Feb 1964.
Oyster Company ledger first entry 13 August 1960 4 weeks compensation.
Last entry 25 May 1963 - but any further entries would be in the next ledger.
Voyage Record Card: Arrived River Blackwater 7 May 1959 from River Tyne. Sailed River Blackwater 17 February 1964 for Antwerp (in tow).
Arrived 7 May 1959 sailed 17 Feb 1964 for Antwerp in tow SCHELDE.
Tonnage:6,473 gross
Built:1948
Type:Tanker
Owner:Shell Tankers
Official No:182836
ID1182836

LIPARUS laid up, believed to be in the River Blackwater Date: c1962.

Above:  LIPARUS laid up, believed to be in the River Blackwater Date: c1962.
Source: Mersea Museum / Photoship

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