| Name: | FORMALITY |
| Type: | Cargo ship |
| Launched: | 14/05/1968 |
| Completed: | 07/1968 |
| Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilders Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 304 |
| Dimensions: | 199grt, 159nrt, 412dwt, 137.4 x 25.3 x 8.8ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 4SCSA, ESR4, 4cyl (210 x 192mm), 330bhp |
| Engines by: | Lister Blackstone Marine Ltd, Stamford |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 335826 |
| History: | |
| 07/1968 | FT Everard & Sons Ltd, Greenhithe |
| 09/1987 | Panther Trading Ltd (AJ & A Pratt, managers), Douglas, Isle of Man; renamed EAU DE VIE |
| 1988 | T & D Murrell and T Wood, London; renamed THAMESWOOD |
| 1991 | Taylor Marine Contracts Ltd |
| 1993 | Milton Maritime Management Ltd, (Merlin Marine Management Ltd, managers) |
| 07/06/1994 | John Bailey & Leslie Blair, Hull |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | 7/2011: Recorded as being in lay-up since 03/05/1995 |
Above photo as FORMALITY copyright of the Wallsend News, courtesy of John Dobson
Above photo as FORMALITY is copyright of Charlie Hill
Above photo as FORMALITY is copyright of Charlie Hill
Above photo as FORMALITY is copyright of Bob Scott
Above photo as THAMESWOOD is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as THAMESWOOD is courtesy of Photoship