| Name: | PROMETHEUS |
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 18/07/1966 |
| Completed: | 06/1967 |
| Builder: | Vickers Ltd |
| Yard: | High Walker |
| Yard Number: | 186 |
| Dimensions: | 12094grt, 6471nrt, 11140dwt, 563.8 x 77.9 x 30.0ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, 9cyl (840 x 1800mm), 22500bhp |
| Engines by: | Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 21.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 334215 |
| History: | |
| 06/1967 | Ocean Steam Ship Co Ltd (Blue Funnel Line Ltd), Liverpool |
| 1973 | China Mutual Steam Navigation Co Ltd (Blue Funnel Line Ltd), Liverpool |
| 1979 | Blound Co Ltd, Hong Kong; renamed ORIENTAL MERCHANT |
| 1979 | Panocean Shipping Co Inc, Monrovia |
| 1979 | Renamed ORIENTAL MERCHANT No 1 |
| 1979 | Calm Isle Shipping Ltd, Hong Kong; renamed ORIENTAL MERCHANT |
| 1982 | Hinsalde Shipping Ltd, Panama |
| 1984 | Island Investment & Agency Corp Ltd, Panama |
| 03/1986 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1980: Lengthened to 195.4m, 15845grt, 16310dwt |
| 1980: Converted to container ship | |
| 21/03/1986: Arrived at Kaohsiung for breaking up by Chien Yu Steel Industrial Co |
Above photo as PROMETHEUS, dated 06/06/1967, is copyright of Paul Strathdee
Above photo as PROMETHEUS is copyright of Chris Howell
Above photo as PROMETHEUS is copyright of Keith Wood
Above photo as PROMETHEUS is copyright of Keith Wood
Above photo as ORIENTAL MERCHANT is copyright of Don Meehan