General cargo ship “Luk Chau” in the Shatt-al-Arab River, April 1972
Owner: Hong Kong Pacific Shipping Co.
Flag: Liberia
Builder: Evans, Deakin & Co. Ltd., Brisbane
Gross tons: 4,124
Deadweight: 6,457
Length overall: 123.6 m
Max. draft: 6.87 m
Engine: triple-expansion steam, 2,100 I.h.p., by Commonwealth Government Engine Works, Melbourne
Service speed: 11 knots
Completed June 1951 as “Borda” (reg. Melbourne) for Adelaide Steamship Co.
Sold March 1961 to South Breeze Navigation Co Ltd., Hong Kong (managerJ. Manners & Co.), renamed “Brisbane Breeze”
Transferred 1964 to Cia. de Nav. Palomar S.A. (same mnager), renamed “Jose Regidor” (reg. Panama)
Transferred to Manners Navigation Co Ltd., Hong Kong, July 1966
Sold August 1966 to Yue On Co. Ltd. (another source gives Shui Cheung Shipping & Trading Co Ltd.), renamed “Lyemen” (reg. Hong Kong)
Bought 1967 by Kong Kong Pacific
Sold 1974 for scrapping at Taiwan