Other name(s): El Imam Aly; Fossbeck; Irenes Modesty; Port Saint Louis; Tafna
Ship owner: Freshmoor Navigation Company; Hussein Kamal Hussein Said Kamaki; Societe d'Armement Fluvial et Maritime; Yeratsakos Shipping Company
Ship builder: W. Doxford & Sons Ltd., Sunderland, England
Engine builder: Sulzer Brothers, Winterthur, England; W. Doxford & Sons
Year ship built: 1928
Year engine built: 1928
Final disposition: Stranded on January 26, 1983 near Alexandria.
Notes:
On Great lakes in 1930's carrying oil for Lever Brothers.
Lengthened in 1958 to 249.7 ft. with increased tonnage to 1532 gross and 840 net.
Engine rebuilt by Sulzer Brothers, Winterthur. New diesel engine:
7 cyl, 25 5/8 stroke (14 3/16)
Remarks:
b) Fossbeck (U.K.) (1936)
c) Port Saint Louis (Fr.) (1937)
d) Tafna (Panama)
e) Irenes Modesty (Cyprus)
f) El Imam Aly (Egypt)
Owners:
1) Freshmoor Navigation Company, London, England
2) (Intentionally blank)
3) Societe d'Armement Fluvial et Maritime, Le Havre, France
4) Yeratsakos Shipping Company, Panama (1976)
5) Hussein Kamal Hussein Said Kamaki, Alexandria, Egypt
Registry number: BR. 160573
Hull number: 588
Vessel type: Tanker
Height: 17.4 ft.
Width: 34.3 ft.
Length: 210.5 ft.
Stroke length: 51.25 in.
Gross tonnage: 1146
Net tonnage: 534
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Diesel
Piston 1: 3 cyl
Piston 2: 15.75
Piston 3: 51.25