| Name: | SOMERSET COAST |
| Type: | Cargo ship |
| Launched: | 20/03/1958 |
| Completed: | 08/1958 |
| Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 223 |
| Dimensions: | 1326grt, 696nrt, 235.0 x 35.7 x 15.3ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, M47M type, 7cyl (340 x 570mm), 1120bhp |
| Engines by: | British Polar Engines Ltd, Glasgow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 187194 |
| History: | |
| 22/08/1958 | Coast Lines Ltd, Liverpool |
| 1959 | Queenship Navigation Ltd, London; renamed RICHMOND QUEEN |
| 10/1965 | Britain Steamship Co Ltd, (Comben Longstaff & Co Ltd, managers), London |
| 09/1968 | Eskglen Shipping Co Ltd, (same managers), London |
| 1974 | Gomba Shipping Ltd, London (James Fisher & Co Ltd, managers) |
| 1974 | Renamed GOMBA ENTERPRISE |
| 1977 | Atlantic Africa Lines Ltd (Gomba Shipping Ltd, managers), London |
| 1977 | Renamed ATLANTIC ENTERPRISE |
| 1979 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 11/07/1957: Keel laid as SOMERSETBROOK for Comben Longstaff & Co Ltd |
| 27/10/1978: Arrived in tow at Bremen for repairs at Stephani Werft | |
| 20/06/1979: Heeled over at the dolphins on which she was moored | |
| 1979: Broken up by Eckhardt & Co at Brake, Germany |
Above photo as SOMERSET COAST is courtesy of George Robinson
Above photo as RICHMOND QUEEN is copyright of Charlie Hill. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as RICHMOND QUEEN is courtesy of Graham Moore
Above photo as GOMBA ENTERPRISE is copyright of Charlie Hill