by magoonigal » Fri Mar 21, 2014 12:49 am
13,718 Gross. Built by Sir J L Thompson & Sons Ltd at Sunderland in 1956 as the TIDERACE.
Engined with Single Screw geared turbines by J Samuel White & Co Ltd.
Renamed TIDEFLOW in 1958.
Fitted with state of the art abeam rigs with automatic tensioning winches and astern fuelling rigs.
Capacity 8,500 tons FFO, 4,600 tons dieso and 1,900 tons of Avcat.
Placed on the Disposal List 8th January 1976.
Paul Hood. + WSS Tyneside Branch Hon Sec.