| Name: | BALTISTAN |
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 14/04/1953 |
| Completed: | 23/07/1953 |
| Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 573 |
| Dimensions: | 9911dwt, 7489grt, 4388nrt, 459.8 x 58.5 x 28.3ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Doxford type, 4cyl (670 x 220mm), 4400bhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 185936; (IMO: 5035311) |
| History: | |
| 24/07/1953 | Strick Line Ltd, London |
| 1968 | Shahristan Steamship Co Ltd (Strick Line Ltd, managers), London |
| 1972 | Seaboss Maritime Co Ltd, Famagusta; renamed ELINDIA |
| 1973 | Gulf Diamond Nav Co Ltd, Panama City; renamed GULF DIAMOND |
| 01/09/1974 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 20/05/1974: Stranded in the Gulf of Oman, 140 miles NxE of Muscat |
| 24/06/1974: Refloated & towed to Bahrain for unloading | |
| Subsequently declared a constructive total loss | |
| 01/09/1974: Broken up at Gadani Beach by Abbas Steel Industries |
Outbound from Liverpool 09/09/1972. Above photo is copyright of Malcolm Cranfield
Inbound for Avonmouth 17/01/1970. Above photo is copyright of Malcolm Cranfield
At Tilbury Dock 27/06/1964. Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair
At Tilbury 30/06/1968. Above photo is copyright of Bob Smith