The Bitter End

The Voyages of Steve Monks

Photo courtesy of Chris Howell

m.s. STRATHCONON

19/11/1974 - 08/12/1975 - 1st Trip
10/01/1976 - 15/05/1977 - 2nd Trip

PARTICULARS

Ships Official Number:	334478	Builders:	Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
Registered in	London		Co. Ltd, Tamano, Japan
Owners:	P&O SN Co. Ltd.
Gross Tonnage	9,862	Net Tonnage	4,740
Summer Deadweight	12,638	Draft	30 ft 01 in
Overall Length	563 ft 00 in	Overall Beam	79 ft 09 in
Engines	Mitsui B&W DE 984 VT2BF-180	BHP	20,700
Ships Callsign	GTGE

1st Trip: Voyage 40 West:
Joined on 19/11/1974 at Karachi and went to Doha, Shat-al-Arab pilot, Khorramshahr, Shatt-al-Arab pilot, Doha, Hong Kong, Kobe. Ended 27/12/1974
Total Time 395 hrs 12 mins, Total Distance 7,980 miles, A/S 20.19 knots

Voyage 41 West:
Commenced 28/12/1974 Kobe to Sakai, Yokaichi, Nagoya, Kobe, Hakata, Hong Kong, Karachi, Shatt-al-Arab pilot (register), Kuwait, Dubai, Sitrah (bunkers), Shatt-al-Arab pilot, Abadan. Ended 20/02/1975.
Total Time 456 hrs 00 mins, Total Distance 8,437 miles, A/S 18.50 knots

Voyage 41 East:
Commenced 21/02/1975 Abadan to Shatt-al-Arab pilot, Cochin, Phuket, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Yokohama. Ended 25/03/1975.
Total Time 330 hrs 06 mins, Total Distance 6,938 miles, A/S 21.02 knots

Voyage 43 West:
Commenced 26/03/1975 Yokohama to Nagoya, Sakai, Kobe, Nagoya, Moji, Hakata, Hong Kong, Karachi, Dubai, Doha (register), Shatt-al-Arab pilot (register), Kuwait, Doha, Sitrah (bunkers), Doha, Dubai, Shatt-al-Arab pilot, Abadan. Ended 13/06/1975.
Total Time 485 hrs 24 mins, Total Distance 9,156 miles, A/S 18.86 knots

Voyage 43 East:
Commenced 14/06/1975 Abadan to Shatt-al-Arab pilot, Karachi, Phuket, Hong Kong, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama. Ended 17/07/1975.
Total Time 356 hrs 48 mins, Total Distance 7,406 miles, A/S 20.77 knots

Voyage 44 West:
Commenced 18/07/1975 Yokohama to Kobe, Yokohama, Nagoya, Sakai, Moji, Hong Kong, Karachi, Doha (register) Dubai, Dammam (register), Kuwait (register), Bahrain (bunkers), Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Karachi. Ended 09/10/1975.
Total Time 601 hrs 24 mins, Total Distance 10,850 miles, A/S 18.04 knots

Voyage 44 East:
Commenced 10/10/1975 Karachi to Hong Kong, Nagoya, Yokohama. Ended 30/10/1975.
Total Time 321 hrs 48 mins, Total Distance 6,093 miles, A/S 18.93 knots

Voyage 45 West:
Commenced 31/10/1975 Yokohama to Kobe, Yokohama, Nagoya, Moji, Hakata, Hong Kong, Karachi. Signed off and flew home 08/12/1975. End of 1st Trip.
Total Time 361 hrs 24 mins, Total Distance 6,710 miles, A/S 18.57 knots

2nd Trip: Voyage 45 East:
Rejoined on 10/01/1976 at Karachi to Bombay, Phuket, Penang, Hong Kong, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama. Ended 14/02/1976.
Total Time 342 hrs 36 mins, Total Distance 6,358 miles, A/S 18.56 knots

Voyage 46 West:
Commenced 15/02/1976 Yokohama to Kobe, Yokohama, Nagoya, Shimizu, Sakata, Yokohama, Moji, Hong Kong, Karachi, Dubai(register), Kuwait (register), Bahrain (register), Abu Dhabi, Dubai (register), Kuwait, Dubai, Bahrain. Ended 03/05/1976.
Total Time 580 hrs 06 mins, Total Distance 10,619 miles, A/S 18.31 knots

Voyage 46 East:
Commenced 04/05/1976 at Bahrain to Karachi, Penang, Hong Kong, Yokohama, Shimizu, Nagoya, Sakai, Kobe. Ended 31/05/1976.
Total Time 392 hrs 18 mins, Total Distance 7,421 miles, A/S 18.92 knots

Voyage 47 West:
Commenced 01/06/1976 Kobe to Yokohama, Nagoya, Moji, Hakata, Hong Kong, Karachi, Bahrain(register), Kuwait (register), Muscat, Dubai (register), Abu Dhabi (register), Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sitrah (bunkers), Bahrain. Ended 07/09/1976.
Total Time 540 hrs 18 mins, Total Distance 10,012 miles, A/S 17.56 knots

Voyage 47 East:
Commenced 08/09/1976 at Bahrain to Kobe. Ended 23/09/1976.
Total Time 352 hrs 48 mins, Total Distance 6,414 miles, A/S 18.29 knots

Voyage 47 Z:
Commenced 24/09/1976 Dry docked at Kobe Mitsubishi H.I. Floating Dock. Ended 28/09/1976.

Voyage 49 West:
Commenced 29/09/1976 Kobe to Sakai, Kobe, Shimizu, Yokohama, Nagoya, Hakata, Moji, Hong Kong, Karachi, Dubai (register), Muscat, Abu Dhabi (register), Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Dubai (water), Ras Tannurah (bunkers), Kuwait, Dubai. Ended 08/02/1977.
Total Time 529 hrs 30 mins, Total Distance 10,331 miles, A/S 19.50 knots

Voyage 49 East:
Commenced 09/02/1977 at Dubai to Penang, Phuket, Sakai, Kobe. Ended 04/03/1977.
Total Time 365 hrs 48 mins, Total Distance 6,672 miles, A/S 18.24 knots

Voyage 50 West:
Commenced 05/03/1977 Kobe to Nagoya, Moji, Hakata, Yokohama, Nagoya, Hong Kong, Karachi (register), Dubai (register), Abu Dhabi (register), Kuwait (register), Dammam, Muscat, Karachi, Abu Dhabi, Karachi, Kuwait. Signed off and flew home 15/05/1977. End of 2nd Trip.
Total Time 665 hrs 06 mins, Total Distance 12,428 miles, A/S 18.69 knots

Grand Total Time 7076 hrs 36 mins, Grand Total Distance 133,825 miles, A/S 18.91 knots