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HERON (1937)

Service dates: 1937-1969

Official number: 165588

Shipping lines: GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY; MOSS HUTCHISON LINE LTD.

Ship type:


General Cargo Ship.


Career

20.07.1937
Launched.
12.10.1937
Completed as Heron for the General Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
23.09.1956
Transferred to Moss Hutchison Line, another P&O subsidiary company and therefore the vessel did not leave Group service. Renamed Kufra.
1959
Sold to Cia Naviera Soraya SA, Beirut, and renamed Arden.
1964
Sold to Marreacleza Cia Nav SA, Greece, and renamed Sanmichael.
1973
Sold to Kakia Maritime Company Ltd, Famagusta, and renamed Grand Michael.
1974
Broken up by Brodospas at Split.


Ship technical details (PDF)