Also known as:

WALTER HARDCASTLE; W.L. CONNELLY; BARBARA; EMPIRE TAJ; ATTOCK

Year of Build:

1912

Official Number:

210720

Built at:

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Additional vessel types:

Barge; Tank Vessel

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

125

Builder Name:

Toledo Shipbuilding Co.

Original Owner:

Boston-Virginia Transportation Co

Propulsion:

Screw

Length:

247'

Beam:

44'

Depth:

25'

Tonnage (gross):

2306

Tonnage (net):

1616

1912 Owned Boston-Virginia Transportation Co

1915 Owned U.S. interests

1916 Converted to tanker; lengthened 57'; 3098 gross & 2364 net tons

1917 Renamed WALTER HARDCASTLE

1922 Renamed W.L. CONNELLY

1936 Owned Italian interests; renamed BARBARA

1942 Owned British Ministry of War; renamed EMPIRE TAJ

1949 Owned Pakistan Government

1952 Renamed ATTOCK

1955 Reduced to fuel storage barge at Karachi, Pakistan