Athelcrown 1968

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Athelcrown 1968

Postby michaelp » Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:19 pm

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Athelcrown--Athel Line Ltd--15,646 tdw in KGD August 1968
I think she was a molasses tanker
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Re: Athelcrown 1968

Postby northeast » Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:27 am

Molasses indeed, for the adjacent United Molasses storage tanks. Sometimes Athels discharged molasses at Saltend where the Distillers Company (later BP) turned it into alcohol!
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