King Arthur (5)

King Arthur (5)

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While proceeding up river towards the port of Matadi, King Arthur was swept onto the Northern bank of the river by the very strong currents.

Holed in the fore part she proceeded slowly to the nearest dry-dock, in Cape Town.

The passage to Cape Town took eight days and she spent a further two weeks there being repaired.

On Charter to BI - 1965

In Colombo at the end of the charter

Restoring the funnel

Photo by W R H Boreham

On Charter to National Shipping Company of Pakistan - 1965

Master	Date	Left	Destination
A W Wheeler	1955 - 1959
J L Ritch	7/1959	Leith	E Africa
	11/1959	London	Africa
J C Davis	7/1960	London	S Africa
G I Hughes	4/1962	Leith	Gdansk
G B Craig	1/1963	London	Tulear
	4/1963	Liverpool	Colombo
	10/1963	Bremen	Australia
	9/1964	Liverpool	E Africa
R Wise	1/1965	London	Colombo
	7/1965	Birkenhead	India
	1/1966	Liverpool	Pakistan
F W Moss	7/1966	South Shields	Tampa
	11/1966	Liverpool	Australia
I M Shearer	3/1967	Antwerp	Cornerbrook & Australia
	3/1968	Liverpool	India
J K Currie	11/1968	London	Persian Gulf
R J Miller	5/1969	Birkenhead	S Africa & Beira
	9/1969	Birkenhead	S Africa & Beira
	2/1970	Liverpool	W Africa
L Bainton	7/1970	Birkenhead	S Africa
	12/1970	Birkenhead	Beira
	6/1971	London	Aqaba
R W Kenyon	12/1971	London	East London

Holed in River Congo - 1961

Dry-dock repairs in Cape Town

Career Summary

1972 Sold to Cyprus

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

King Arthur (5)

1953

5883

185856

Harland & Wolff

Belfast

Harland & Wolff

Belfast

Motor 6 Cyl

Burmeister & Wain

3300 BHP

1

King Arthur entering Venice, funnel colours are the National Shipping Company of Pakistan

As Toulla

Life after King Line

As Greenleaf

Crew List