Ancient bulk carrier STROVILI at Rotterdam, Spring 1984.

Built as Delphic Eagle in 1958 by Hitachi Zosen-Sakurajima Works, Osaka (#3811) for Sea Enterprises Corp., Panama. (J.C. Carras & Sons Shipbrokers) Ltd., London.)

Name history:

Delphic Eagle
Paphos
Delphic Eagle
Cape Strovili
Strovili (For final voyage to Breakers)

As Cape Strovili she was owned by a company controlled by Greek shipowner George Georgilis. In 1984 she was sold to Falcon Shipping Co. Ltd. of Valetta and renamed Strovili. This is believed to be a single-purpose company of German scrap intermediaries Eckhardt & Co. GmbH. who later in 1984 sold her to Metal Scrap Trade Corporation, India. She arrived at Alang 21.7.1984. and was broken up by Ispat Traders, commencing on 31.7.1984.

In fact, I now recall that she was on her final voyage when this photo was taken, having loaded a cargo of scrap metal for discharge in India, where she was to be demolished herself.

**Thanks to Risto for the additional data.

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