Union Castle Line in the early 1960's, Winchester Castle, Castle Boats, Fred Everards coasters, atonality.
Esso Fulham
This is a boat I was on and we went to the continent and around the UK coast
Esso Fulham".
Name: Esso Fullham Class: LR IMO No.: 187495
Ex: Trujillo Cubic: - Built: 1945
Type Tanker Draft: 5.62 Status: 1970 Sold to Spanish breakers at Bilbao.
SubType: Crude LOA: 111.58/108.28 Flag: British
DWT: 5.572 Beam: 18.39 Builder: Bethlehem-Sparrows Point, Maryland.
GT: 4.352 Depth: 5.08 Owner: Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.
NT: 2.110 Speed/Cons: -/- Engine type: 6 Cil. Vulcan Triple expansion engine, ? BHP
Additional Info ;
ESSO FULHAM - 1957, ex. "TRUJILLO"-1956
Code letters: GTYX
Official Number: 187495
Rigging: twin screws steam tanker; 1 deck; machinery aft; fitted with direction finder, position finding
device & radar
Tonnage: 4,352 tons gross, 2,110 tons net & 5,572 tons summer deadweight
Dimensions: 366 ft. 1 in. long, 60 ft. 4 in. beam and holds 15 feet deep
Construction: 1945, Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Sparrows Point
Propulsion: triple expansion engines with 6 cylinders of 16, 26 & 43 inches diameter each pair; stroke
27 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 2 single ended boilers; fitted for oil fuel; engine by Vulcan Iron Works,
Wilkes-Barre
Owners: Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd.
Port of registry: London
Here is a link to Auke Visserīs Esso UK Tanker's site Where I got the information and pictures
I was the galley boy and I used to sit on the aft end every day peeling spuds
for the crew. The cook was a Scouser and every morning he woke me by
banging an iron bar against my (metal) locker. Inches from my head.
I sailed on the Esso Fulham in the early 1960's and these are a few items I gatherd with the help of others,
If you have any items to add to these just email me.
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