General cargo ship “Kohistan” in the Shatt-al-Arab River off Khorramshahr, Iran, October 1971
Owner: Strick Line Ltd.
Manager: F.C. Strick & Co. Ltd.
Port of registry: London
Builder: J Readhead & Sons Ltd., South Shields (Hull-605)
Gross tons: 9,665 (later 9,423)
Deadweight: 12,840 (later 13,253)
Length overall: 152.55 m
Max. draft: 8.351 m (later 9.387 m)
Engine: 6-cylinder Doxford diesel, 6,600 b.h.p., by Hawthorn, Leslie (Engineers) Ltd., Newcastle
Speed: 14.5 knots
Completed November 1960
May 1972: Management transferred to P&O General Cargo Division.
April 1973: Ownership transferred to Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co, London
February 1975: renamed “Strathaslak”
June 1978: sold to Hibiscus Shipping Corporation, Piraeus, renamed “Quincy” (Greek flag)
January 1983: sold for scrapping at Gadani Beach, Pakistan


[Only coloured photo of vessel. DL ]