Cargo ship “Daliah” at anchor off Singapore in October 1968
Owner: Mora-Laut Sg. Co.
Builder: Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachussets
Gross tons: 1,625
Overall length: 100.0 m
Engines: 2 x General Motors 12-567A diesels, 900 hp
Speed: c.11 knots
Laid down 14th October 1942 as an LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship for the US Navy
Transferred 14th December 1942 to the UK Royal Navy & commissioned as H.M. LST-365
Struck from the Naval Register on 15 October 1946
Sold 5th June 1947 to Fresh Frozen Foods, Ltd., Ayrshire, Scotland (www.navypedia.org)
1948: to Seafreeze Industries, renamed “Mowbray Road” (Miramar)
1952: to Indonesian Navy, renamed “Adri I” (Miramar) (however, www.navypedia.org lists current vessels named “Adri +Roman numerals” as being operated by the Indonesian Army, not Navy)
1968: “Dahlia” (Miramar)
I originally uploaded this photo as “Dahlia” under “Mystery Ships”. I'm very grateful to fellow-contributor Yvon Perchoc for correcting the name & providing data from Miramar.