Cargo ship “Kota Ratna” at anchor in Sungapore roads, 1981
Owner: Pacific International Lines (Pte.), Singapore
Flag: Singapore
Builder: N.V. Scheepswerf “De Waal”, Zaltbommel, Netherlands (Hull-663)
Gross tons: 3,269
Deadweight: 4,360
Length overall: 99.5 m
Max. draft: 6.85 m
Engine: 6-cylinder Werkspoor-Lugt diesel, 3,200 b.h.p.
Service speed: 13.5 knots
Completed: November 1959 as “Tjiiliwong” for Koninklijke Java-China Paketvaart Lijnen N.V. (Royal Interocean Line), Amsterdam
Sold May 1972 to Mercury Gulf Inc., Panama (manager Mercury Shipping Co. Ltd., Hong Kong [Nederlandsche Scheepvaart Unie]), Hong Kong, renamed “Mercury Gulf” (Panama flag)
Bought 1975 by P.I.L.
Sold 1984 to Sri Lankan Navy, renamed SLNS “Lanka” (A 525)
Sold 1988 for demolition.

Photo scanned from slide given to me by Mike Lee, a one-time fellow World Ship Society member who I believe has since passed away.