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Empire Antigua
SS ''Culross'' was a 7,331 ton cargo ship which was built as ''Empire Antigua'' in 1945. She was renamed Culross in 1946. In 1960 she was renamed ''Akastos'', serving under a number of flags until 1968 when she was renamed ''Marina'', being scrapped in that year. History ''Empire Antelope'' was built by Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne as yard number 12. She was launched on 20 November 1945 and completed in February 1946. ''Empire Antelope'' was built for the Ministry of War Transport and managed by Dodd, Thompson & Co Ltd. In 1946, she was sold to the South Georgia Company, and renamed ''Culross'' She operated under the management of Christian Salvesen Ltd, Leith. In 1958, she was laid up at Gairloch. In 1960, ''Culross'' was sold to Navigazione y de Comercio Apolo Ltda, Lebanon and renamed ''Akastos''. In 1961 she was reflagged to Greece. She was operated under the management of N J Vlassopulous, London between 1960 and 1966 when she was reflagged to Cyprus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Number
Official numbers are ship identifier numbers assigned to merchant ships by their flag state, country of registration. Each country developed its own official numbering system, some on a national and some on a port-by-port basis, and the formats have sometimes changed over time. As an internationally recognized ship identifier, national official numbers have largely been superseded by the IMO number, though flag states still use national systems, which also cover those vessels not subject to the IMO regulations. British official number Beginning in 1855, with the implementation of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854, all British seagoing vessels were assigned an official number to give each ship a unique identity, even after being renamed or changing the port of registry. U.S. official number After the passage of legislation in the United States Congress in 1866, all American ships were required to carve the official number on the main beam; the system was controlled by the Bureau of Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |