Name: | KAMARAN |
Launched: | 15/07/1955 |
Completed: | 10/1955 |
Builder: | T Mitchison Ltd, Gateshead |
Yard Number: | 72 |
Dimensions: | 18grt |
Engines: | Oil engine |
Engines by: | |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
10/1955 | L Savon & Riès (Aden Shipping) Co Ltd, Aden |
196x | Savon, Ries & Thabet Shipping Co Ltd, Aden |
No later history known | |
Comments: | 08/10/1955: Sailed from the Tyne, in stages, for London |
Loaded on board a vessel for shipping to Aden |
Above photo of KAMARAN running trials is courtesy of Alan Hughes
Above: KAMARAN running trials on the Tyne
Above: Final preparations for the launch
Above: Adding her name before the launch
Above: A crowd watches the signwriter at work
Above: Celebrating the launch with a keg for "the lads"
Thanks to Ellie Radford for the above group of launch photographs
Daily Mirror, Friday, 15/07/1955. Courtesy of David Asprey
Shields Daily News, Thursday, 14/07/1955