Built as T2 tanker RIDGEFIELD. Renamed ESSO PURFLEET-1947. Broken up Willebroek 23 Aug 1963.
Oyster Company ledger 9 September 1961 compensation 1 week.
Last entry 27 April 1963 compensation 4 weeks.
Voyage Record Card: Arrived River Blackwater 5 September 1961 from London.
Sailed River Blackwater 22 August 1963 for Antwerp (in tow tug SCHELDE).
Tonnage:
10,297 gross
Built:
1944
Type:
Tanker
Official No:
181581
ID
2246172
Above: River Blackwater, laid up ships, Bradwell power station.
The three central ships are ESSO PURFLEET, BASIL and BEDE. Date: c1963. Source: Mersea Museum / Granville Chambers
