The Bitter End

ms ASKA

Heavy Lift / General Cargo Ship, Built in 1969 for B.I.S.N.Co.
SNM : served 21/05/1970 to 01/05/1973

ms CANARA

CANARA in Dry-dock at Antwerp, November 1967

General Cargo Ship, Built for B.I.S.N.Co.
SNM : served 27/09/1967 to 21/06/1968

ms CHAKDARA

General Cargo Ship, Built for B.I.S.N.Co.
SNM : served 29/09/1969 to 23/02/1970

ms CHANTALA

General Cargo / Cadet Ship, Built for B.I.S.N.Co.
SNM : served 22/12/1965 to 06/04/1966

ms CHINDWARA

General Cargo / Cadet Ship, Built for B.I.S.N.Co.
SNM : served 03/05/1966 to 17/04/1967

ms DANAH

General Cargo Ship, owned by Kuwait Shipping, managed by P & O
SNM : served 15/01/1982 to 20/05/1982

ms DEVONIA (ex Devonshire)

Built in 1939 as DEVONSHIRE for Bibby Line as a Troopship
Purchased by BI in 1962 and renamed DEVONIA and used as a School Cruise Ship
Sold for scrapping in 1967
Scrapped in 1968
SNM : served 29/10/1965 to 21/12/1965

ms DUNERA

School Cruise Ship, ex Troopship, Built for B.I.S.N.Co.
SNM : served 02/05/1967 to 12/08/1967

ms DWARKA

Dwarka unberthing at Doha

'Queen of the Gulf', Passenger Ship, Built for B.I.S.N.Co.
SNM served : 22/06/1968 to 23/01/1969

ms GARINDA

Liquefied Patrolium Gas Carrier, Built in 1977 for Orient Steam Navigation Company Ltd, Managed and Operated by P&O Bulk Shipping Co.
SNM : served 07/08/1982 to 09/12/1982

ms HARLECH (ex Almeda Star)

Reefer Ship, Built for Blue Star and managed by Lion Shipping Co.
SNM : served 05/11/1986 to 22/04/1987

ms OZARDA

General Cargo Ship, Built for B.I.S.N.Co.
SNM : served 24/02/1970 to 24/03/1970

ss PANDO GULF (ex Woodara)

General Cargo Ship, Built for B.I.S.N.Co.
SNM : served 04/03/1974 to 09/08/1974

ms SONIA M (ex Strathmuir) (ex Mulbera)

General Cargo Ship, owned by Transportacion Maritima Mexicana, managed by P & O
SNM : served 23/01/1983 to 02/06/1983
SNM : served 07/10/1983 to 09/02/1984

ms STRATHCONON (a 'Super Strath')

General Cargo Ship, Built by P & O,
SNM : served 19/11/1974 to 17/05/1977

ms VENDEE (ex Zaida)

Palletised Reefer Ship, Built in 1971 for B.I.S.N.Co.
SNM : served 10/12/1984 to 14/05/1985
SNM : served 08/04/1986 to 08/06/1986

ms VOSGES (ex Zira)

Details and Particulars
Layout of Tanks and Cargo Spaces
Approximate Chamber Capacities

as Zira
ms VOSGES at Ashdod

Palletised Reefer Ship, Built in 1972 for B.I.S.N.Co.
SNM : served 02/11/1980 to 25/03/1981
SNM : served 29/05/1984 to 08/10/1984
SNM : served 16/08/1985 to 21/01/1986

ms WILD MARLIN (ex Manapouri)

Reefer Ship, Built in 1968 for N.Z.S.Co.
SNM : served 27/10/1978 to 06/01/1980
SNM : served 10/06/1981 to 22/10/1981