San Fraterno

San Fraterno

Postby tynebuoy » Thu May 24, 2012 6:10 pm

San Fraterno in Wallsend Dry Dock.
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Re: San Fraterno

Postby Whickham » Thu May 24, 2012 6:32 pm

Superb photo, great detail.
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Re: San Fraterno

Postby tynebuoy » Thu May 24, 2012 6:37 pm

Could have put it in either Shipbuilding or Shiprepair, decided repair cause she's in dock.
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Re: San Fraterno

Postby magoonigal » Thu May 24, 2012 10:59 pm

Eagle Tankers.
Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. Wallsend Yard.
Keel Laid 3rd April 1912.
Launch Date 22nd February 1913.
Trials Date 17th April 1913.

11th February 1917; Mined in the Firth of Forth. Beached, Repaired and returned to Service.

29th July 1927; Sank in the Straits of Magellan after striking a rock off Carlos Island while on passage from Buenos Aires to San Pedro, California.

11,929 Gross; 9,026 Under Deck; 7,584 Net.
Length 527.3 ft; Breadth 66.6 ft; Depth 42.7 ft
Moulded Depth 42 ft. Freeboard Amidships 13 ft. Corresponding Draught. 29 ft 4 ins.
Q. 4 Cy by Wallsend Slipway. 787 NHP. 4 x Scotch Boilers operating at 220 psi.

Official Number 135208. Code Letters JBWC.
Paul Hood. + WSS Tyneside Branch Hon Sec.
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Re: San Fraterno

Postby Whickham » Sat May 26, 2012 11:50 am

Thanks for the details Paul
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Re: San Fraterno

Postby E28 » Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:46 pm

Super duper photo of San Fraterno in dock. Looks as is they are flooding up ready to depart.

All these earlier oil tankers have a certain mystique, long lost.

Remarkable the amount of torpedo or mine damage they could absorb in war, and survive, if carrying liquids as the liquid sea will not displace liquid filled tanks.
Neither were they as incendiary as many think. Unless they were in ballast when a big bang often ensued.

Eagle Oil originally intended all their ships would be named San (Saint) with a Spanish Saints name ending in O as here, it almost worked. There must have been considerable religious references researched.
Thats all folks. Sean.
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