MS Antenor (1957)

MS Antenor (1957)

MS "Antenor" was the fourth of five ships to bear the name. She was built in 1956 by Vickers Armstrong at Walker Naval Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. She was built for Alfred Holt and Company, who owned various shipping lines including the Ocean Steam Ship Company (OSSC) and Blue Funnel.

MS "Antenor" had a gross registered tonnage (GRT) of 7,965, was 452 feet 9 inches long, had a beam of 62 feet 4 inches and a service speed of 15 knots. She was powered by an 8,000 BHP diesel engine, single screw, 2S. S.A. six cylinder by Kincaid. She had 12 cabins. She was launched on 4 October 1956 and completed in July 1957.

She was the first of a series of three Mark A6 ships. Her sister ships were MS "Dolius" (1956) and MS "Achilles" (1957). She sailed from 1957-1970 for the Ocean Steam Ship Company. In November 1970 she transferred to Glen Line and was renamed MS "Glenlochy". She was transferred back to Blue Funnel in June 1972, and renamed MS "Dymas". She was the second shipto bear this name. From June 1972 - April 1973 she sailed again for the Ocean Steam Ship Company.

In April 1973 she was sold to Nan Yang Shipping Company of Macau and renamed "Kaiyun". She was sold again in 1976 to Highseas Navigaton Corporation S.A. of China, registered in Panama under the same name. She was finally broken at Huangpu, China in 1983.

Further reading

* [http://www.rakaia.co.uk/downloads/alfred-holt-and-co-history.pdf History of Alfred Holt and Company]

External links

* [http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/bfhist2.html MS "Antenor" on a Merchant Navy Officers website] (at bottom of page under "Dymas")


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