Mendip Prince 1970

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Name:	MENDIP PRINCE
Type:	Cargo ship
Launched:	05/05/1970
Completed:	10/1970
Builder:	Clelands Shipbuilders Ltd
Yard:	Willington Quay
Yard Number:	315
Dimensions:	1459grt, 689nrt, 80.98 x 14.30 x 7.75metres
Engines:	Oil engine, 4SCSA, 9ATCM type, 9cyl (318 x 368mm), 2460bhp
Engines by:	English Electric Diesels Ltd, Ruston Engine Division, Lincoln
Propulsion:	1 x Screw, 13.5knots
Construction:	Steel
Reg Number:	341038

History:
10/1970	Prince Line Ltd, (Furness, Withy & Co Ltd, managers), London
1974	Renamed CHEVIOT PRINCE
1979	Qatar National Navigation & Transport Co Ltd, Doha; renamed QATAR I
1979	Renamed RASHIDAH
1993	Marco Shipping, Dubai (Marwan Shipping & Trading Co, managers), Kingstown
1996	Queen Navigation Co, St Vincent; renamed KARIM
03/2001	Eldelta Aerospace LLC, Batumi; renamed VICTORY I
03/2002	Atlantic Marine Shipping Co LLC, Nakualofa; renamed MANARA
03/2003	Renamed NADER 3
2006	United Maritime Co LLC, Wonson; renamed UNITED
02/2007	St Kitts & Nevis flag; renamed BOSS
2009	Unknown owners, Zanzibar; renamed FM3
27/06/2010	Mahmoud Fouad Halabi, Zanzibar; renamed HADIYA
10/10/2011	Broken up

Comments:	21/05/1987: Whilst on a voyage from Umm Said to Kuwait she was
	attacked and damaged by Iranian gunboats 45 miles off Ras al Khafi.
	05/1987: Arrived at Kuwait for repair
	10/10/2011: Arrived at Aliaga for breaking up by Butoni Denizcilik