MV Seminole
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Seminole |
| Namesake | Seminole |
| Owner | Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd |
| Operator | J Hamilton |
| Port of registry | Barrow |
| Builder | Vickers, Barrow |
| Launched | 11 December 1920 |
| Completed | May 1921 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | ran aground & scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 424.5 ft (129.4 m) |
| Beam | 57.0 ft (17.4 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 4 in (8.0 m) |
| Depth | 33.2 ft (10.1 m) |
| Installed power | 698 NHP |
| Propulsion | Diesel engines, twin screw |
| Notes | sister ship: Narragansett |
MV Seminole was a UK motor tanker. She was built in 1921 and ran aground in the River Mersey in 1927, causing an emergency in Liverpool when part of her cargo of petrol escaped into the river. She was scrapped in 1936.
Vickers Limited built Seminole in Barrow-in-Furness for the Anglo-American Oil Co Ltd, completing her in May 1921. She was 424.5 ft (129.4 m) long, had a beam of 57.0 ft (17.4 m) and draught of 26 ft 4 in (8.0 m). She was assessed as 6,933 GRT and 4,881 NRT. She had twin four-stroke diesel engines which between them developed 698 NHP and drove her twin screws.[1]
Seminole was the sister ship to MV Narragansett, which Vickers had completed in May 1920.[2]