- MS Antenor (1972)
MS "Antenor" is the fifth of five ships to bear the name. She is a
bulk carrier , built in 1972 byMitsui Shipbuilding and Engineering Company atFujingata ,Japan . She was built forAlfred Holt and Company , who owned various shipping lines including theOcean Steam Ship Company (OSSC) andBlue Funnel .MS "Antenor" has a gross registered tonnage (GRT) of 16,406, is 551 feet 4 inches long, has a beam of 75 feet and a service speed of 15 knots. She is powered by an 11,600 BHP diesel engine. Her sister ships are MS "Achilles" (1972), MS "Agamemnon" (1972), MS "Anchises" (1973) and MS "Ajax" (1973). Owned by Ocean Group (shipping), part of Alfred Holt and Company, she sailed from 1972-1977 for
Elder Dempster Lines under Blue Funnel colours, and for Blue Funnel Bulkships Limited from 1977-1978.In 1978 she was sold to
Mermaid Sea Carriers Corporation ofLiberia and renamed "Sideris". She later operated for Norwegian owners as the "Solbulk" and was last reported as trading as the "Kyklades K" forAldebarran Shipping Limited ofPiraeus ,Greece .ee also
*SS|Antenor|1872
*SS|Antenor|1896
*SS|Antenor|1924
*MS|Antenor|1957Further reading
* [http://www.rakaia.co.uk/downloads/alfred-holt-and-co-history.pdf History of Alfred Holt and Company]
External links
* [http://www.red-duster.co.uk/BLUEFUN20.htm MS "Antenor" on Merchant Navy Assocition website]
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