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RISDON 1959-1975
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BuilderA Stephen & SonsWhere BuiltLinthouse, ScotlandDate Built1959Tonnage4125 GRTPropulsionSingle screw motorOwners & Previous Names1959-1975 USSCo
1975-1984 Maldive and then various Greek owners. MALDIVE NAVIGATOR, PANAGIA SPILANI
1984 Indian ship breakers at Bedi.Additional NotesThe last of the K class series built for the carriage of zinc concentrates from Ridson, near Hobart, to the Australian mainland. When completed this marked the end of the post war building program of Union Company who owned 70 ships at this time.
Where BuiltLinthouse, ScotlandDate Built1959Tonnage4125 GRTPropulsionSingle screw motorOwners & Previous Names1959-1975 USSCo1975-1984 Maldive and then various Greek owners. MALDIVE NAVIGATOR, PANAGIA SPILANI
1984 Indian ship breakers at Bedi.
Additional NotesThe last of the K class series built for the carriage of zinc concentrates from Ridson, near Hobart, to the Australian mainland. When completed this marked the end of the post war building program of Union Company who owned 70 ships at this time.Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). RISDON 1959-1975. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 6th Mar 2021 03:23, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/187