Bryan pretty sure you have solved it. Galway as built Attachment 36476
Galway after after modification/ lengthened.Attachment 36477
Name Official number Flag IMO
GALWAY 300830 GBR
Year built Date launched Date completed
1959 17/09/1958 02/1959
Vessel type Vessel description
Cargo General Steel Motor Vessel
Builder Yard Yard no
Smith's Dock Company Ltd., South Bank 1253
Tonnage Length Breadth Depth Draft
6409 grt / 3541 nrt / 9800 dwt 469.3 ft 60.5 ft 26.7 ft
Engine builder Hawthorn, Leslie (Engineering) Ltd.
Engine detail
Oil 2SA 5cyl (670 x 2320mm) Doxford, 1 screw
First owner First port of register Registration date
Avenue Shipping Co. (Trinder, Anderson & Co.), London London
Other names
1975 STRATHINVER - 1976 GOLDEN FORTUNE
Subsequent owner and registration history
10/1971 managers P&O General Cargo Division
03/1972 Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co.
04/1976 Guan Guan Shipping (Pte.), Singapore
Vessel history
03/1967 lengthened by Smith's Docks at North Shields
Remarks
End year Fate / Status
1983 Stranded 09/09/1983
Disposal Detail
09/09/1983 stranded at Hong Kong in a typhoon, sold for breaking in situ.
#37 Ivan was knocking on the door(Hungry Goose houseflag (Trinder Andersen) on a striker on the mainmast,)
