S/S ARCHON RAPHAEL

Built 1944 as B. CHARNEY VLADECK by New England Shipbuilding Corp., So. Portland, Maine for U. S. War Shipping Administration, Portland, Maine
GRT 7176

1947 SARAYA Cia. Naviera Sud-Americana S.A., Panama
1949 RIO GRANDE Rio Grande Cia. Naviera S.A., Panama
1956 ARCHON RAPHAEL San Gabriel Cia. Maritima S.A., Panama [G. Nicolos] (D. Lemos)
1967 Stranded 23 May 1967, near Djibouti, in 11.44N-43.11E, voy. Sunderland - Shanghai, scrap iron, refloated 17 June, subsequently comdemned as unseaworthy, broke from mooring, 27 Feb 1968, 3 miles from Musha Island LH, sank, broke in two, Jan 1969

This photo is taken at Copenhagen around 1960

Infomation concerning vessel's history is thanks to Wm.A. Schell