Joint British and Dutch Enterprise.
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NSMO. 62. mv "POLYPHEMUS"-PGUS 1966-1972
1948.Caledon Shipbuiling & Eng. Co. Ltd
Dundee (430)
grt 7536 - dwt 8215
lxbxh; 148.50x19.00x10.75
8 cyl Kincaid diesel 6800 bhp 15½ kn.
A)"ACHILLES" 1948-1949.British
"RADNORSHIRE" 1949-1966.British
B)"ASPHALION" 1972-1975.British
"GULF ANCHOR" 1975-1979.Singapore
28-4-1979.Broken up at Hongkong.
NSMO.61. mv "LYCAON"-PFQQ 1960-1979
1954.Vickers Armstrong Ltd.
Newcastle on Tyne (138)
grt 7859 - dwt 9280
lxbxh; 148.48x19.00x10.75
7 cyl B&W diesel 7000 bhp 16 kn.
A)"LYCAON" 1954-1960.British
12-5-1979.Sharja-Bassei,
foundered in heavy weather,
with broken down engine.
NSMO. 63. mv "MACHAON"-PFSC 1970-1977
1959.Caledon Shipbuilding & Eng. Co. Ltd
Dundee (515)
grt 8530 - dwt 9670
lxbxh; 150.78x19.92x10.98
6 cyl Kincaid diesel 8500 bhp 16½ kn.
A)"MACHAON" 1959-1970.British
B)"OBUASI" 1977-1978.PGLA.NSMO
"ELSA" 1978-1978.Cyprus
"MED ENDEAVOUR" 1978-1979.Liberia
12-2-1979.Broken up at Kaoshiung
NSMO. 65. mv "FLINTSHIRE"-PECU 1962-1978
1962.NV.Scheepswerf C.van der Giessen & Zn.
Krimpen aan den IJssel (809)
grt 10550 - dwt 11926
lxbxh; 165.74x22.76x13.20
8 cyl Sulzer diesel 18000 bhp 20 kn.
B)"ORIENT EXPRESS" 1978-1979.Singapore
11-5-1979.Arrived at Kaoshiung; 23-5-1979.Demolition commenced.
NSMO. 64. mv "FREETOWN"-PEEB 1972-1978
1964.Lithgows Dockyard Ltd
Port Glasgow (141)
grt 7537 - dwt 8115
lxbxh; 149.74x19.00x10.98
7 cyl Sulzer diesel 7400 bhp 16 kn.
A)"FREETOWN" 1964-1972.British
B)"PANSEPTOS" 1978-1980.Greece
"CHERRY RUBY" 1980-1981.Singapore
x-12-1981. Sold for scrap; 10-1-1982.Arrived at Chittagong, reported, demolition commenced.
NSMO. 67. ss "PATROCLUS"-PGRF 1965-1973
1965.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Nagasaki (1613)
grt 10110 - dwt 11250
lxbxh; 171.79x23.73x13.42
3 Vickers Armstrong turbines 15000 bhp 18½ kn.
B)"PATROCLUS" 1973-1984.British
26-11-1984.Broken up Gadani Beach.
NSMO. 66. mv "CHARON"-PDJK 1976-1978
1976.Sasebo Heavy Industries
Nagasaki (241)
grt 24511 - dwt 41845
lxbxh; 194.11x30.46x15.09
8 cyl Sulzer diesel 15 kn.
B)"CHARON" 1978-1984.British
"FINESSE-L" 1984-1995.British
"YELLOW STAR" 1995-2002.Norway
x-2002.Broken up in India.