CALEDONIAN COAST
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Owner
Coast Lines Ltd.
(Liverpool, England)
Date30 September 1947
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 261' x breadth 40 1/12' x depth 15 3/6'
Gross Tonnage: 1265 ton
Gross Tonnage: 1265 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002498
Keywords
Yard Number: 803
Official Number: 182018
Subsequent Names: MAKALLA (1967); AHMADI COAST (1968)
Fate: arrived at Carthagena, Spain, for breaking up, 8 April 1974.
Propulsion: Motor
Description: Cargo vessel, twin screw, 1 deck and shelter deck, machinery aft, cruiser stern
Owners:
1948: Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co.
07/1948: Coast Lines Ltd
04/1967: long term charter to T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd, Liverpool (for service between Liverpool and the Mediterranean).
11/1968: Sold to Alomar Mechanical Engineering Co. Kuwait.
1970: Sold to Kuwait Coast Line Co. Kuwait.
General History:
Launched 30 September 1947, Naming ceremony by Mrs R. A. Fairley, wife of Director & General Manager of ship owning company. Built for general cargo and ten passengers.
Transferred from the Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co. to Coast Lines Ltd in July 1948 for Liverpool-Dublin-South Coast-London sailings
