General cargo ship “Maldive Carrier” in the Shatt-al-Arab River, 1971
Owner: Maldives Shipping Ltd., Male, Maldives
Manager: Maldivian Nationals Trading Corp. (Ceylon) Ltd., Colombo
Port of registry: Male
Builder: Short Bros. Ltd., Sunderland (Hull-502)
Gross tons: 2,353
Deadweight: 3,470
Length overall: 100.63 m
Max. draft: 5.82 m
Engine: triple-expansion steam, 2,065 i.h.p., by George Clark (1938) Ltd., Sunderland
Service speed: 12.5 knots
Completed December 1948 as “Vinga” for A/B Bifrost (Jarl R. Trapp), reg. Gothenburg, Sweden
Sold March 1950 to Rederiet Ocean A/S (J. Lauritzen), renamed “Vilma Dan” (reg. Esbjerg, Denmark)
Sold August 1957 to Concord Line A/S, Copenhagen, renamed "Maren Cord" (reg. Copenhagen)
Sold June 1963 to Rederi A/B Asta (Lennart Karlsson, Mariehamn, Finland), renamed “Amra”
Bought by Maldives 1967
Sold 1974 to a Karachi scrapyard but abandoned by her crew on 5th October after a fire broke out in the Gulf off Oman while on delivery voyage. Taken in tow by “Maldive Builder” & delivered to Karachi on 10th November