Name: | CROWN PRINCE |
Type: | Container Ship |
Launched: | 16/10/1978 |
Completed: | 03/1979 |
Builder: | Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd |
Yard: | Walker Yard, High Walker |
Yard Number: | 104 |
Dimensions: | 1599grt, 1081nrt, 4280dwt, 104.2 x 16.5 x 5.7(draft) metres |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 3cyl (580 x 1220mm), 5500bhp |
Engines by: | Doxford Engines Ltd, Sunderland |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Reg Number: | 379884; (IMO: 7715446) |
History: | |
03/1979 | Prince Line Ltd (Shaw Savill & Albion Co Ltd), London |
1983 | Renamed MANCHESTER CROWN |
1985 | Plentitrade Shipping Co, Monrovia; renamed THAI AMBER |
1988 | Renamed OOCL ADVANCE |
1993 | Benton Shipping Ltd, Monrovia; renamed HMM ADVANCE |
1994 | GF Investment Ltd, Panama; renamed OOCL ADVANCE |
1994 | Renamed JIN FA |
05/11/1999 | Broken up |
Comments: | 05/11/1999: Arrived at Mumbai for breaking up |
Above: ROYAL PRINCE & CROWN PRINCE ready for launching. Photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as CROWN PRINCE is copyright of Graeme Hanson
Above photo as CROWN PRINCE is copyright of Ken Lubi
Above photo as CROWN PRINCE is copyright of Bob Scott
Above photo as CROWN PRINCE is copyright of John Jones
Newcastle Journal, Tuesday, 17/10/1978