Pictured as Avistone managed by Purvis Shipping Co Ltd.
Pictured as Avistone managed by Purvis Shipping Co Ltd.
Pictured as Avistone managed by Purvis Shipping Co Ltd.
Empire Martaban 1944
7542 tons and 10550 dwt tons
133.4 and 125.5 LPP x 17.7m
1xTriple expansion engine (3cyl Glenfield & Kennedy)
10 kts
Burntisland Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Burntisland
Yard No 287
Built for British Government (MOWT) and on bare boat charter to Boltons
1951 purchased after finishing bare boat charter but not renamed
Immediatly sold to Aviation & Shipping Co., London and renamed Avistone
Operated under the management of Purvis Shipping Co Ltd.
1959 sold to Faik Zeren, Istanbul and renamed Turkiye
1972 scrapped at Halic, Istanbul by Avram Kohen