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Hearts of Oak

 

 

Athel Line

Sugar Line Ships

SUGAR LINE INDEX PAGE

 

1960s

 

Two ships Transferred from the Athel Line and renamed

 

1966 SUGAR IMPORTER ex ATHELPRINCE

GSN 20007800

ON 301321 

Callsign GHXT

Built 1959 by Caledon SB & Eng. Co, Dundee; as ATHELPRINCE

For  Athel Line Ltd

10,295 grt

496ft x 69ft 5ins

Twin screw

1966 transferred to Sugar Line Ltd, renamed SUGAR IMPORTER.

1976 sold to Inter Bulkers Inc, Panama renamed LUCKY IMPORTER.

Later recorded as 11,687 grt

1980  Renamed NIKOLAOS K owned by Nicolaos Shipping Co, Greece

1983  Renamed BANAHAW owned by breakers Dong Kuk Steel Mill Co.Ltd.

1983  Broken up

 

Sugar Importer

 

Sugar Importer

 

1966  SUGAR EXPORTER ex ATHELPRINCESS

ON  301334

Bulk carrier  

Built 1960 by Caledon SB & Eng. Co, Dundee; as ATHELPRINCESS

For  Athel Line Limited

10,295 grt

496ft x 69ft 5ins

Twin screw

1966 Transferred to Sugar Line Ltd and renamed SUGAR EXPORTER.

1977 Sold Astro Pacifico Armadora, Greece renamed ZEUS.

1985 scrapped China.


Sugar Exporter

Sugar Exporter

 

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Two ships built for Sugar Line

SUGAR CRYSTAL

13,894 grt; 20,700 dwt 

Motor bulk carrier

Built 1967  Lithgows Ltd., Port Glasgow.

For Sugar Line Ltd.

1978  Nazestar Ltd., Bermuda

1979  SOUNION     Summit Investment inc., Greece

1985  SOUNION     Figurehead Shipping Co. Ltd., Greece

1990  MED VICTORIA      Medship Ltd.,   Bahamas

1993 Arrived  Gadani Beach, Pakistan, 17th April  for demolition.

 

Sugar Crystal

 

SUGAR PRODUCER

13,894 grt; 20,700 dwt 

Motor bulk carrier

Built 1968  Lithgows Ltd., Port Glasgow

For Sugar Line Ltd.

1978 Nazestar Ltd., Bermuda

1980  CAPE AVANTI DUE   Avanti Mar. Corp., Greece

1986  DELTA PORT SAID   Gallego Shipping Corp., Liberia

1987  Arrived at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 6 November  for demolition   

  

Sugar Producer

 

Raymond Forward

 

Thanks to Raymond John Solly

for Crystal and Producer