She was built in 1946 by Harland & Wolff at Belfast (United Kingdom), for Anglo-Saxon Petroleum (Shell) as Lyria. In 1955 she was bought by Unión Atlántico, which transformed her into a bulk carrier for heavy cargo, converting the central tanks into holds and maintaining the lateral ones, being renamed Yebala. Her home port was Río Martín, located in the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco, near Tetuan. In 1956, due to the independence of Morocco, she was transferred to Panamanian flag, and in 1967 to Liberian flag. She was scrapped at Aviles in 1975.
        Unión Atlántico put the ship under the management of Naviera Astro, painting the funnel with the marks of this shipping company. Unión Atlántico when changing the flag to Panama changed its name to Atlantic Union Corporation, which was retained when the flag changed to Liberia.

Shipyard / Year	Harland & Wolff / 1946
Owner	Anglo-Saxon Petroleum (Shell)
Name	Lyria
Dead weight	9,200	MT
Gross register	6,452	GRT
Lenght	136,0	meters
Breadth	16,7	meters
Depth	7,8	meters
Propulsion	Burmeister & Wain 4SA6CYL - 650x1400
Power	3,873	H.P.
Bought	1955	by
Owner	Unión Atlántico
Home port	Río Martín - Spanish Morocco
Converted	From tanker to bulkcarrier / 1955
Gross register	6,796	GRT
Transferred to	Panamanian flag / 1956
Transferred to	Liberian flag / 1967
Scrapped	Avilés / 1975

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