Vessel Profile

Soker

Soker
Photo: Osman Ondes

Story

This freighter was built in 1943 by West Coast Ship Builders Ltd. in Vancouver, BC.

Historical Notes

In 1967 this vessel was broken up at Istanbul Turkey.

Owners & Masters

In 1943 she was registered at London UK.

In 1943 she was owned by the Ministry of War Transport (H. M. Thomson), London UK.

In 1950 she was owned by H. M. Thomson, London UK.

In 1959 she was owned by Ilhami Soker, Istanbul Turkey.

In 1963 she was owned by Cerrahogullari Umumi Nakliyat Vapurculuk ve Ticaret, Istanbul Turkey.

References

  • www.mariners-l.co.uk ↗
  • Heal, S.C. (1999)
  • Lloyd's Register 1955/6, Vol. 1
  • Email (Osman Ondes, Turkish Marine Historian 25/11/2019)
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