Tiflis towards the end of her commerical life as Monteleon 

 

Official Number:                     139094

Pennant No:                          Y 7.117

Laid down:

Builder:                                 Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd., Low Walker

Launched:                             22 June 1900

Into Service:                          1916

Out of service:                       WW!

Fate:                                    Broken up September 1966

 

Items of historic interest involving this ship: -

 

Background Data:  One of an additional group of ships requisitioned by the Admiralty during WW1 to augment the ships of the RFA

 

Career Data:

22 June 1900 launched by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd., Low Walker as Yard Nr: 704 named TIFLIS for S A Pour l'Importation des Huiles de Graissage, Antwerp

1901 owners became S A d'Armement d'Industrie & de Commerce, Antwerp - name unchanged

1916 purchased by Petroleum Steamship Co Ltd., (Lane & MacAndrew Ltd., Managers) London and requisitioned for Admiralty service as an Oiler - name unchanged

1920 purchased by Echevarrieta y Larrinaga, Bilbao - name unchanged

1941 purchased by Cia Arendataria del Monopolio de Petroleos SA, Bilbao and renamed CAMPESTRE

1958 purchaed by Cia Espanola de Petroleos, Bilbao and renamed MONTELEON

19 March 1966 was severely damaged as a result of an explosion while discharging ballast at Santa Cruz de Tenerife with the loss of three lives. She was a storage ship at the time

2 September 1966 sailed Gijon for Spanish ship breakers at Aviles