The photograph is one of the Leicestershire Bibby Line

The Warwickshire of Libby Line was sold to Typaldos company (Greece)along with its sistership Leistershire in 1965 and converted to passenger/car ferry with side loading doors. It was named CHANIA and was employed in the Pireus-Heraklion (Crete) route. Its sistership Leistershire was named HERAKLION and was employed in the Pireus-Chania route (also Crete)until 8 December 1966 when it was lost during a severe storm with 285 souls near Falkonera island in the Aegean sea. Chania continued till the collapse of Typaldos company in 1967 and was laid up. It was sold for scrap in the mid-70's.

Alexander Papayannis
Athens, Greece

The Warwickshire of Libby Line was sold to Typaldos company (Greece)along with its sistership Leistershire in 1965 and converted to passenger/car ferry with side loading doors. It was named CHANIA and was employed in the Pireus-Heraklion (Crete) route. Its sistership Leistershire was named HERAKLION and was employed in the Pireus-Chania route (also Crete)until 8 December 1966 when it was lost during a severe storm with 285 souls near Falkonera island in the Aegean sea. Chania continued till the collapse of Typaldos company in 1967 and was laid up. It was sold for scrap in the mid-70's.

Alexander Papayannis
Athens, Greece

Very definately Bibby Line. One of two sisters built at the end of the forties as replacements for older units on the UK Burma service.

Leicestershire 0r Warwickshire.

They were the last passenger/cargo vessels built for Bibby's Burma service. The route went cargo only and was subsequently withdrawn. Bibby moved into cargo ships for charter to other liner services then to bulk carriers and presently Gas Carriers.

Don/t think it/s a Shaw Savill.Judging by the vents on the masts and the red backgrounded bow crest I would say it/s a Bibby Line ship.

Athenic was a much larger vessel than the one shown here, I will try to name her for you.