General Lukin
Built in 1919 as War Oasis by Gray at West Hartlepool, for British Government.
3099: LBP 100.9m: Beam 14.3 Service speed 11.5kts.
| 1919 | War Oasis, London. |
| 1919 | War Oasis Ashwin & Co., London. |
| 1920 | Oakwin (1), Oakwin Steamship Co.Ltd., London. (W.R Smith & Sons Ltd). |
| 1922 | Oakwin (1), Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd. |
| 1923 | General Lukin, Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd. |
| 1925 | General Lukin, Oakwin Steamship Co.Ltd. |
| 1927 | General Lukin, St.Just Steamship Co.Ltd. |
| 1928 | Shoyei Maru, Shoyei Kisen KK, Tarumi, Japan. |
| 1936 | Shoyei Maru, Towa Kisen KK, Tarumi, Japan. |
| 1939 | Wrecked off South Gensan, Korea on 22nd June with a cargo of sulphuric acid. |
The War Oasis was one of many Standard WW1 Standard Class C1 built at Grays and other yards, as well as in the US. |
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| General Lukin 1923 to 1928. This photo taken when she was the Oakwin. |
Notes:- The General Lukin was one of three vessels named in tribute to the company's association with South Africa after WW1. See also General Botha and General Smuts. |
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