War Legate
Ship Number
523
Vessel Type
Ao Type Tanker
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
2
Launch Date
May 25, 1918
Delivered
June 28, 1918
Owner
Shipping Controller - Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co
Weight
5188 grt
BP Length
400 feet
Breadth
52 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
11.5 knots
Propulsion
Steam triple expansion engine
Official No.
142460
Registered
London
Fate
Torpedoed
War Legate

[Photo Fuchs, Wolfgang]
Completed for the Shipping Controllerr, managed by Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co, London;  
 
1919 Renamed Grelbank, J.C.Gould & Co, Cardiff, converted to dry cargo ship;  
 
1925 The Derwen Shipping Co, London;  
 
1932 Renamed Mount Ossa, J.A.Cosmetto & Kulukundis Bros, Panama;  
 
1937 Renamed Heinrich Schulte, "Atlas" Reederi A.G, Emden;  
 
28th January 1944 torpedoed and sunk off Tromso by Russian submarine S-56.