Coastal cargo ship “Salinda” at anchor in Singapore's Eastern Roads, December 1971
Owner: Cia. de Nav. Hilton S.A.
Flag: Panama
Builder: Albina Engine & Machine Works, Inc., Portland, Oregon
Gross tons: 487
Deadweight: 465
Length overall: 55.2 m
Max. draft: 2.64 m
Engine: 6-cylinder diesel, by Enterprise Eng. & Foundry Co., San Francisco
Speed: 8.5 knots
Completed October 1945 as “Sitsen” for the U.S. Army
Sold 1948 to N.V. Koninklijke Paketvaart Maats. (KPM-Lijn), Amsterdam, renamed “Lasem” in 1951
Sold 1958 to Palembang Shipping Co., Panama, renamed “Tong Ah”
Bought 1965 by Cia. de Nav. Hilton, renamed “Kalinda”; renamed “Salinda” 1967
Took on a heavy list while on a voyage from Singapore to Borneo & sank off Uwi Island on 17th September 1976


IMO added. DL
Thank you Bjorn