Londoner 1969

[michaelp]

Londoner at Middle Docks-- No details. Titan II in the background.
Taken 2/5/69

Michael

[creemaster]

LONDONER (1) (1961-1971) IMO5211422
9,306g 5,386n 13,320d 498’ 8” x 63’ 2” x 13,320d
2SA 7-Cyl. 6,300bhp Sulzer oil engine by George Clark (Sunderland) Ltd., Sunderland.
16.3.1961: Launched by Bartram & Sons Ltd., South Dock, Sunderland (Yard No. 390) for Oregon S.S. Co. Ltd.,(Burls, Gordon & Rodgers, London, managers) London as LONDONER.
7.1961: Completed.
1962: Management agreement terminated.
1971: Sold to Overseas Shipping Private (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong, renamed HWA GEK and transferred to the Singapore register.
1974: Sold to South China Shipping Co. Ltd., Hong Kong with Singapore registry retained.
1978: Mangers became Overseas Shipping Pte. (Hong Kong) Ltd., Hong Kong.
1981 Sold to Carewell Shipping & Trading Pte. Ltd., Singapore (Bali Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore, managers), Singapore.
8.9.1983: Arrived off Chittagong, Bangladesh apparently for demolition.
1985: Sold to Nazrul Islam Kan & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd, Daka, Bangladesh who applied to change her name to OCEAN BRIDGE.
25.5.1986: Driven aground during a cyclone in position 22.15N 91.44.30E and was broken up ‘as lies’.

[michaelp]

Thanks for the info

Regards
Michael