Empire Tavistock was a 798 GRT coastal tanker which was built by Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd, Grangemouth. Launched on 29 January 1945 and completed in April 1945. Sold in 1946 to Van Castricum & Co Ltd, London and renamed Sobat. Sold in 1951 to F. T. Everard & Sons Ltd and renamed Allegrity. On 13 December 1961 she ran aground at Greeb Point, St Anthony Head, Cornwall. Refloated by the tide, drifted and grounded at Veryan Beach. Capsized on 22 December and declared a total loss.
anthony, head, 141369, 014958, 141369, 014958, lighthouse, seen, from, pendennis, head, national, trust, property, situated, southernmost, roseland, peninsula, cornwall, england, united, kingdom, overlooking, entrance, world, largest, natural, harbours, carric. 50 08 29 N 5 00 54 W 50 141369 N 5 014958 W 50 141369 5 014958 St Anthony Head and Lighthouse as seen from Pendennis Head St Anthony Head is a National Trust property situated at the southernmost tip of the Roseland Peninsula Cornwall England United Kingdom overlooking the entrance to one of the world s largest natural harbours Carrick Roads and the estuary of River Fal 1 It preserves the former St Anthony Battery built in 1895 97 to defend the estuary of the River Fal The headland is designated as part of Carricknath Point to Porthbean Beach and Lower Fal amp Helford Intertidal Sites of Special Scientific Interest 2 At its tip lies St Anthony s Lighthouse Shipwreck editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Empire Tavistock was a 798 GRT coastal tanker which was built by Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd Grangemouth Launched on 29 January 1945 and completed in April 1945 Sold in 1946 to Van Castricum amp Co Ltd London and renamed Sobat Sold in 1951 to F T Everard amp Sons Ltd and renamed Allegrity On 13 December 1961 she ran aground at Greeb Point St Anthony Head Cornwall Refloated by the tide drifted and grounded at Veryan Beach Capsized on 22 December and declared a total loss References edit nbsp Cornwall portal Ordnance Survey Landranger map sheet 204 Truro amp Falmouth ISBN 978 0 319 23149 4 Carricknath Point to Porthbean Beach map Natural England Retrieved 24 November 2011 External links editSt Anthony Head information at the National Trust nbsp This article about a location in the former district of Carrick Cornwall is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Anthony Head amp oldid 1192492886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
