Name: | REDON |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 14/11/1947 |
Completed: | 04/1948 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 554 |
Dimensions: | 4557grt, 2518nrt, 437.9 x 55.8 x 23.0ft |
Engines: | 3 x Steam turbines (HP, IP & LP) |
Engines by: | Parsons Marine Turbine Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
04/1948 | Cie de Navigation d’Orbigny, La Rochelle |
1963 | Surrendra (Overseas) Pvt Ltd, Bombay; renamed APJ ARUNA |
07/1967 | Broken up |
Comments: | 07/1967: Broken up at Bombay by Bombay Steel Sales Corp |
Above photo as REDON is courtesy of Marine-Marchande
Above photo as REDON is from a booklet published by the shipbuilder