| Name: | OBRA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 07/11/1945 |
| Completed: | 19/02/1946 |
| Builder: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 548 |
| Dimensions: | 5695grt, 3161nrt, 9200dwt, 430.1 x 57.5 x 25.9ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25.75, 42.5 & 72 x 48ins) & LP Turbine, DR geared, 914mn |
| Engines by: | J Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 180820 |
| History: | |
| 11/02/1946 | British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, South Shields |
| 1962 | Ta Hing Co (Hong Kong) Ltd; renamed DAIREN |
| 1962 | Government of Indonesia (Army); renamed ADRI XIV |
| 05/1965 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1946: LP Turbine built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Operated on the Indian Ocean service with occasional calls to Australia | |
| ADRI stands for Angaktan Darat Republic Indonesia (Army of the Republic of Indonesia) | |
| 25/09/1964: Capsized & sank in a typhoon at Kobe. Subsequently raised | |
| 05/1965: Broken up at Etajima, Japan by Fukada Salvage Co |
Above photo as OBRA is copyright of South Tyneside Libraries
Above photo as OBRA is copyright of South Tyneside Libraries
Above photo as OBRA is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as OBRA is courtesy of Photoship
Newcastle Evening Chronicle, Thursday, 08/11/1945