2,750 grt; 3,650 dwt.
Operator: Shipping and Coal Ltd, London.
Built: 1958 by Austin and Pickersgill Ltd, South Dock, Sunderland. Yard no. 434.
Machinery: seven-cylinder, two-stroke Sulzer 7TD48 of 2,100 bhp, built by George Clark and North East Marine (Sunderland) Ltd. Speed: 12 knots.
Built for Newbiggin Shipping Co, Newcastle as GREATHOPE.
1964-sold/renamed QUEENSLAND (as photo).
1976-PAMBOLA (Greek flag); 1981-ASTARTE; 1983-MAYA.
1985- GULF CARRIER (Honduras flag); 1988-KALAM; 1989-SEA TRANS I (UAE flag).
1989-wrecked Indian Ocean, off Horn of Africa 3/6
Photo: Tilbury 18/3/1968