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MANORA (1970)
Service dates: 1970-1982
Official number: 341011
Shipping lines: BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD.; P&O GENERAL CARGO DIVISION; P&O STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY; OVERSEAS CONTAINERS LTD.
Ship type:
General Cargo Liner.
Career
- 22.05.1969
- Ordered.
- 09.03.1970
- Launched by Mrs D W McKay, wife of a British India Director.
- 17.09.1970
- Delivered as Manora for British India Steam Navigation Company. Fitted with 100 ton Stulcken derrick.
- 02.1971
- Allocated 8 cadets for training purposes.
- 01.10.1971
- Management and operation transferred to P&O General Cargo Division.
- 19.04.1973
- Ownership transferred to The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
- 09.05.1975
- Renamed Strathmay.
- 1977
- Opened P&O Strath/Ellerman UK/Gulf container service, as well as P&O’s own UK/Red Sea container service.
- 30.08.1978
- Ownership transferred to Strick Line Ltd.
- 1979
- Australia/Gulf service extended to New Zealand.
- 1981
- Australia/Gulf service containerised and transferred to OCL. Strathmay was now surplus to requirements.
- 22.03.1982
- Sold to United Thai Shipping Corporation Ltd, Thailand, and renamed Jumpa.
- 1988
- Sold to Thai shipbreakers.
- 27.01.1988
- Arrived at Bangkok for breaking up.