rederi_avena

REDERI AB AVENA
1874 - 1912

s/s AVENA 1874 - 1912 (General cargo steamer) 1873: Delivered from Davison & Stokoe, Sunderland as GLENISLA to John Palmer Brikell, Liverpool, U.K. 2/4 1874: Sold to R. W. Thorburn, Uddevalla, Sweden and renamed AVENA. 1874: Transferred to Rederi AB Avena. 1912: Rederi AB Avena in liquidation. 1913: Sold to Ångfartygs AB Thule, Gothenburg. 1919: Ångfartygs AB Thule in liquidation 1919: Ångfartygs AB Thule's ship transferred to Rederi AB Svenska Lloyd, Gothenburg. 1920: Sold to Xenophon Zannis, Chios, Greece and renamed ZANNIS 25/1 1921: Sank about 44 miles NW Sapientza when on a voyage Salonica - Genova. Crew saved. Off.no: 265 Tonnage: 728 grt, 465 nrt. Dim: 59,30 x 8,66 x 4,57 m. Engine: Steam T. 3-cyl., 425 ihp., made by Ouseburn Eng. Works, Newcastle
s/s SITONA 1885 - 1897 (General cargp steamer) 18/3 1885: Launched as SITONA at Wigham, Richarson & Co, Newcastle, U.K. 2/5 1885: Delivered as SITONA to Rederi AB Avena, Uddevalla. 1/3 1897: Sold to /AS Sitona (K. Andersen), Fredrikstad, Norway. 1916: Sold to Skibs A/S Lionel (O. Mohn), Bergen, Norway and renamed LIONEL. 1917: Seized by the British Government and operated by J. Ridley Son & Tully, London, U.K. 14/4 1918: Sank 4 miles off Le Havre after collision with the Swedish steamer EL DORADO. LIONEL was on a voyage Rouen to River Tyne in ballast. Off.no: ? Tonnage: 1.010 grt, 724 nrt. Dim: ? Engine: Steam C. 2-cyl., build by the shipyard.
s/s ANNONA 1890 - 1897 (General cargo steamer) 1884: Delivered from A. Hall & Co., Aberdeen as FAITHLIE to Fraserburg & Baltic S.S. Co. Ltd., U.K. 1890: Sold to Rederi AB Avena, Uddevalla, Sweden and renamed ANNONA. 17/9 1897: Sank in the North Sea about 15 miles E off Spurn Lightship, after collision with the British steamer EBRO. ANNONA was on a voyage Hull - Nakskov with a cargo of coal. Off.no: Tonnage: 501 grt, 352 nrt. Dim: ? Engine: Steam, 70 ihp.
s/s POLLUX 1901 - 1912 (General cargo steamer) June 1883: Delivered from Lindholmens M.V., Gothenburg as POLLUX for Trelleborgs Ångfartygs Nya AB, Trelleborg, Sweden. Nov. 1900: Sold to Rederi AB AVENA, Uddevalla, Sweden. 23/3 1912: Sank after being in collision with the German battleship ELSASS off Hanstholmen. Off.no: ? Tonnage: 920 grt, 734 nrt. Dim: ? Engine: Steam.


Artist Impression of s/s AVENA Photo from Charles Thorburn´s office in Uddevalla. Photo and frame made by " Marine Photographs, H. Hughes & son, 59 Fenchurch Street, London E.C."	Artist Impression of s/s SITONA Photo from Charles Thorburn´s office in Uddevalla. Photo and frame made by " Marine Photographs, H. Hughes & son, 59 Fenchurch Street, London E.C."