The Bitter End

The Voyages of Steve Monks

m.s. CHINDWARA

03/05/1966 - 17/08/1966 - 1st Trip
01/09/1966 - 20/12/1966 - 2nd Trip
21/12/1966 - 21/12/1966 - Change Articles
06/01/1967 - 17/04/1967 - 3rd Trip

PARTICULARS

Ships Official Number:	183180	Builders:	Swan Hunter &
Registered in	London		Wigham Richardson Ltd.
Owners:	B.I.S.N. Co.
Gross Tonnage	7340	Net Tonnage	3722
Summer Deadweight	9574	Draft	27 ft 03 in
Overall Length	484 ft 06 in	Overall Beam	62 ft 11 in
Engines	1 x 6 cyl 2S.C.S.A Doxford	BHP	6800
Ships Callsign	GFRT

OFFICERS

Commander	Captain J.A. McGowan
Chief Officer	Arthur Hughes
2nd Officer	M. Wray
3rd Officer	R. Cox
X 3rd Officer	P. Davies
C.I.O.	Mike Ledger

Chindwara was also a cadet ship for BISN Co, but carried fewer cadets than the Chantala.

VOYAGES

1st Trip: From London (RA Docks) we went to Malta, Port Said, Suez, Aqaba, Port Suddan, Aden, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanga, Mombasa, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanga, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Famagusta, Barcelona, London (RA Docks).

2nd Trip: From London (RA Docks) to Almeria, Port Said, Suez, Port Sudan, Aden, Dar-es-Salaam, Mombasa, Tanga, Mtwara, Dar-es-Salaam, Zanzibar, Tanga, Mombasa, Aden, Suez, Port Said, Famagusta, London (RA Docks).

3rd Trip: From London (RA Docks), Port Said, Suez, Port Sudan, Aden, Mombasa, Tanga, Dar-es-Salaam, Mtwara, Zanzibar, Tanga, Mombasa, Aden, Suez, Port Said, London.