FLYING PETREL

Built by Ferguson Shipbuilders Port Glasgow,
Yard No 403
Engines by shipbuilder.
Last Name: VERNICOS COSTAS (1963)
Previous Names: 1951-63 FLYING PETREL / 1963-69 VERNICOS COSTAS
Port of Registry: Piraeus
Propulsion: Steam triple exp.3cy, (HP 17.33", IP 28.5", LP 48.25", Stroke 30" ), single screw, 12 knots
Launched: Friday, 16 November 1951
Built: 1951
Ship Type: Tug
Ship's Role: Harbour towage/berthing assistance
Tonnage: 278 grt
Length: 110 feet 4
Breadth: 29 feet 1
Draught: 12 feet 9
Owner History:
1951-63 Clyde Shipping Company Glasgow
1963-69 Nicolas E Vernicos Shipping Company Ltd Greece
Status: Sunk - 12/02/1969
12/02/1969 Grounded on Cape Kaliakra, Romania posn 43.23N, 28.31E during voyage from Piraeus to Sulina and was abandoned.
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