Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships

Ship:	ATHELSTANE
Arrived:	22 August 1930
Departed:	23 October 1930
Career:	Renamed CREOFIELD-1936. Torpedoed 2 February 1940 by submarine U59 52.33N 2.25E on voyage London to Tees with creosote oil. Dates from George Swieszkowski - Lloyds List.
Tonnage:	838 gross
Built:	1928
Type:	Tanker
Owner:	United Molasses Co Ltd
Official No:	161078
ID	1161078