Name: | CINGALESE PRINCE |
Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 16/02/1950 |
Completed: | 09/1950 |
Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd |
Yard: | High Walker |
Yard Number: | 115 |
Dimensions: | 8827grt, 5205nrt, 10515dwt, 451.5 x 63.2 x 37.6ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, Doxford type, 6cyl (670 x 2320mm), 6800bhp |
Engines by: | Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Barrow in Furness |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 15.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 183324 |
History: | |
23/08/1950 | Prince Line Ltd (Furness, Withy & Co Ltd), London |
1960 | Renamed GALLIC for charter to Shaw, Savill & Albion |
1962 | Renamed CINGALESE PRINCE |
1963 | Bibby Line Ltd (Bibby Bros), Liverpool |
1964 | Renamed GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
1971 | Ferguson International Shipping Co Ltd, Hong Kong; renamed CRESCO |
1971 | Ribble Ltd, Liverpool |
17/09/1972 | Broken up |
Comments: | 17/09/1972: Arrived at Whampoa for breaking up |
Above photo as GALLIC is copyright of Doug Wright
Above photo as GLOUCESTERSHIRE is copyright of Malcolm Cranfield
Above photo as GLOUCESTERSHIRE is copyright of Malcolm Cranfield
Above photo as CRESCO is copyright of Michael Lennon