TROJAN PRINCE (3) was built
in 1954 by Charles Hill & Co. at Bristol with a tonnage
of 1283grt, a length of 256ft 4in, a beam of 38ft 7in and
a service speed of 12 knots. Sister of the Spartan Prince
she was completed as the Lancashire Coast for Coast Lines
Ltd in April 1954. In 1968 she was chartered to Prince Line
Ltd as the Trojan Prince but only until the following year
when she reverted to her former name. In 1980 she was sold
to the United West Desert for Development S de RL, with A.
Attila Shipping & Trading Co. of Piraeus as managers,
renamed Paolino and converted into a livestock carrier for
sheep. She was broken up in 1985.
CELTIC PRINCE (2) was built
in 1968 by Schps. V/h De Groot at Slikkerveer with a tonnage
of 1439grt, a length of 254ft 10in, a beam of 39ft 9in and
a service speed of 12.5 knots. She was completed as the Arbon
for N. V. Arbon, a single ship company managed by W. F. Kampmann's
Bevrachingsbedrifj of Willemstad, and immediately chartered
to Prince Line Ltd as the Celtic Prince. She came off charter
in 1977 and reverted to her former name. In 1983 she was purchased
by Turbo Shipping Co. of Willemstad and on 1st November 1989,
during a voyage from Surinam to Rotterdam, she capsized and
sank off Paramaibo with the loss of two lives.
SAILOR PRINCE (4) was built
in 1957 by Ottensener A. G. at Hamburg with a tonnage of 2055grt,
a length of 334ft 4in, a beam of 45ft 6in and a service speed
of 14 knots. She was completed in May 1957 as the Velarde
for MacAndrews & Co. Ltd of London and chartered to Prince
Line Ltd. in 1969 when her name was changed to Sailor Prince.
When she came off charter during 1970 she was sold to Tropica
Armadora S. A. of Panama who renamed her Zenit. In 1973 she
was acquired by Losinska Plovidba oour Brogarstvo of Losinje
and renamed Nadir. On 27th April 1987 she arrived at Split
where she was broken up.
TARTAR PRINCE (3) was built
in 1959 by Travewerft GmbH at Lubeck with a tonnage of 1187grt,
a length of 249ft 5in, a beam of 39ft 9in and a service speed
of 13 knots. She was completed in January 1959 as the Egret
for the British & Continental Steamship Co. of Liverpool
and chartered to Prince Line Ltd. in 1969 and renamed Tartar
Prince. Managed briefly by P. A. van Es & Co. of Liverpool
she came off charter in 1971 and was immediately sold to Heerema
Maritime Services S. A. of Panama. She arrived in Rotterdam
on 15th October 1971 for conversion into the survey ship Surveyor
for owner Surveyor Shipping Inc. of Panama. Used for oil field
drilling work all trace was lost by 1990 when she was no longer
registered.
GOTHIC PRINCE (2) was built
in 1955 by De Merwde NV. at Hardinxveld with a tonnage of
1938grt, a length of 304ft 11in, a beam of 42ft 5in and a
service speed of 13 knots. She was completed in May 1955 as
the Prins Willem III for the Oranje Line N. V. of Rotterdam
and sold to the Parnon Shipping Co. of Piraeus in 1968 and
renamed Amaryllis. Chartered to Prince Line Ltd. in 1969 and
renamed Gothic Prince she operated with the company until
1969 when she came off charter and was sold to County Cia.
Naviera S. A. of Piraeus. Renamed Xeny she traded until 2nd
December 1975 when she was abandoned off Spain when she caught
fire during a voyage from Port Harcourt to Rotterdam. On 1st
January 1976 she was towed into Cadiz Roads and on the following
day capsized and sank at anchor.
GAELIC PRINCE (2) was built
in 1956 by Amsterdamsche D. D. Maatschappij with a tonnage
of 1938grt, a length of 304ft 11in, a beam of 42ft 5in and
a service speed of 13 knots. Sister of the Gothic Prince she
was completed as the Prins Willem V for the Oranje Line N.
V. of Rotterdam. She was purchased by Verina Shipping Corp
of Piraeus in 1967 and renamed Mina for chartering out. Prince
Line Ltd chartered her in 1969 as the Gaelic Prince but only
until the following year when she reverted to Mina. In 1971
she was acquired by the Livadia Shipping Co. of Famagusta
who renamed her Marinos. Two years later she was trading as
the Araxos for owners Banimar Shipping Co. of Piraeus and
in 1979 was sold to Maharaj Bros. of South Africa. On 21st
May 1979 her midships were destroyed by fire and she was towed
to Port Elizabeth where she was laid up. She was eventually
broken up at Durban in October 1981.
SLAVIC PRINCE (2) was built
in 1954 by Scheepswerft 'De Biesboch'. at Dordrecht with a
tonnage of 1475grt, a length of 257ft 11in, a beam of 42ft
6in and a service speed of 13.5 knots. She was launched on
8th December 1953 for the Great Lakes service and completed
in 1954 as the Ville de Quebec for Cie General d'Armement
Maritime. In 1969 she was sold for £100,000 to Nortena
Naviera S. A. of Piraeus who renamed her Suzy. She was then
chartered to Prince Line as the Slavic Prince but operated
under the Greek flag, with a Greek crew and one Prince liaison
officer. In 1970 she reverted to Suzy and on 20th August 1972,
during a voyage from Durres to Patras she sank off the Albanian
shortly after leaving port with the loss of 11 lives.
MALVERN
PRINCE was built in 1970 by Grangemouth Dockyard Co. at Grangemouth
with a tonnage of 1459grt, a length of 283ft 10in, a beam
of 47ft 6in and a service speed of 13.5 knots. The first of
four ships ordered to replaced those chartered she was completed
in May 1970 for Prince Line Ltd with Furness, Withy &
Co. as managers. She was sold to the Vietnam Government in
1981, renamed Victory 1 and placed under the management of
Victory Shipping S. A. of Panama. In 1986 the management contract
was terminated and ownership transferred to the Vietnam Sea
Transport & Chartering Co. of Ho Chi Min City (Saigon)
who renamed her Thang Loi 01. In 2001 she was still trading
but with the name slightly changed to Thang Loi-01. (Photo:
John Clarkson Collection)
CHILTERN PRINCE was built in
1970 by Clelands Shipbuilding Co. at Wallsend with a tonnage
of 1459grt, a length of 285ft, a beam of 47ft 6in and a service
speed of 13.5 knots. Sister of the Malvern Prince she was
completed in June 1970 as the Chiltern Prince. In 1981 she
was sold to the Vietnamese Government who renamed her Friendship
for management by Vina-Cub Shipping Co. S.A. of Panama. She
was renamed Thang Loi 02 by the Vietnam Sea Transport &
Chartering Co. of Saigon in 1986 and in 2001 she was still
trading but with the name slightly changed to Thang Loi-02.
MENDIP PRINCE/CHEVIOT PRINCE
was built in 1970 by Clelands Shipbuilding Co. at Wallsend
with a tonnage of 1459grt, a length of 285ft, a beam of 47ft
6in and a service speed of 13.5 knots. Sister of the Malvern
Prince she was completed as the Mendip Prince in October 1970
but for some undisclosed reason Prince Line changed her name
to Cheviot Prince in 1974. She was sold to Qatar National
Navigation & Transport Co. of Sharjah in 1979 and briefly
renamed Qatar 1 before it was changed to Rashidah by her owner.
On 21st May 1987, during a voyage from Umm Said to Kuwait
she was attacked and damaged by Iranian gunboats 45 miles
off Ras al Khafi. She was later repaired at Kuwait where she
arrived on 23rd May. In 1992 operations were transferred to
subsidiary company Marco Shipping of Dubai with Marwan Shipping
& trading Co. of Kingstown, Grenadines as managers. She
was acquired by Queen Navigation Co. of Kingstown in 1996
and renamed Karim. At the beginning of 2002 it appears that
she is no longer trading.
COTSWOLD
PRINCE was built in 1970 by Clelands Shipbuilding Co. at Wallsend
with a tonnage of 1459grt, a length of 285ft, a beam of 47ft
6in and a service speed of 13.5 knots. Sister of the Malvern
Prince she was completed in December 1970. In 1979 she was
sold to the Reef Shipping Agencies of Gibraltar and renamed
Fijian. Her owners chartered her out in 1981 as the Onehunga
and she reverted to Fijian when she came off charter in 1983.
She was transferred to Suva in 1985 when she came under the
ownership of the Blackfoot Shipping Ltd. In 1990 she was renamed
Cotswold Prince in by Blackfoot Shipping and registry was
transferred to New Zealand. She was acquired by L. D. Marine
& Ship Repairs Pty of Launceston with L. D. Shipping as
managers and at the beginning of 2002 is still trading. (Photo:
John Clarkson Collection)
SAXON
PRINCE (4) was built in 1971 by E. J. Smit & Zoon's Scheeps
at Westerbroek with a tonnage of 1581grt, a length of 262ft
1in, a beam of 39ft 4in and a service speed of 12 knots. She
was launched in March 1971 as the Cairntrader for the Cairn
Line with Shaw, Saville & Albion as managers but completed
as the Saxon Prince for Prince Line under the same management.
In 1975 she reverted to Cairntrader and then back to Saxon
Prince in 1976 before she was sold to Van Nievelt, Goudriaan
& Co. B. V. of Rotterdam who renamed her Adara. She was
sold in 1986 to Waterdrive Marine of Cyprus who renamed her
Andara and in 1990 to Interfront Shipping Ltd of Cyprus who
operated her as the Parana Star. In 1992 she was acquired
by Astarte Shipping Ltd of Cyprus and managed by Humber Agency
A. B. of Malmo as the Pamela. On 8th February 1995 she was
arrested for non payment of port dues when she anchored at
Falmouth. In the following year she was purchased by Ship
Depot Ltd of St. Vincent & Grenadines, given a red hull
and renamed Arana. In 1997 she was renamed Karim 1 when acquired
by the Elreedy Shipping Co. of Belize and in 2001 was still
trading but with undisclosed owners. (Photo: World Ship Society)
NORDIC PRINCE was built in
1971 by E. J. Smit & Zoon's Scheeps at Westerbroek with
a tonnage of 1587grt, a length of 262ft 2in, a beam of 39ft
4in and a service speed of 12 knots. Sister of the Saxon Prince
she was completed as the Bretwalda for Hall Brothers Steam
Ship Co. of Newcastle in June 1971. She was chartered to Prince
Line as the Nordic Prince in 1976 and reverted to Bretwalda
when she came off charter in 1978. In 1979 she was sold to
Downlands Shipping Inc. of Monrovia who renamed her Lady Sarah.
On 28th May 1984, during a voyage from Antwerp to Algiers,
she caught fire off Cape Caxine and was abandoned. She was
towed to Algiers and was scuttled by the Port Authority still
ablaze.
TUDOR PRINCE (5) was built
in 1969 by Gebrudder Van Diepen at Waterhuizen with a tonnage
of 1400grt, a length of 263ft 1in, a beam of 39ft 4in and
a service speed of 12 knots. Sister of the Saxon Prince she
was completed as the Lise Nielsen in September 1969 for D/D
A/S Progress of Copenhagen with M. Nielsen as manager. She
was chartered to Prince Line as the Tudor Prince in January
1974. On 17th February 1974, during a voyage from London to
Limassol, she hit the rocks at the entrance to Valetta harbour
and sank in shallow water. Raised on 4th December she remained
in Malta for four months while repairs were completed and
then sold to Sea Malta Ltd. who renamed her Bormla. In 1984
she was sold to the Norwegian Trans Shipping Ltd of Nassau
who and changed her name to Cariwood Lilian and in 1986 to
Arne O. Steen Shipping of the Cayman Islands who renamed her
Steen Falcon. Two years later she became the Serena when acquired
by the Stadion Marine Co. of Valetta and Sandra G when purchased
by the Olivine Shipping Co. of Cyprus in 1989. On 17th July
1991, during a voyage to Puerto de Santa Maria she caught
fire in the engine room and was towed to Cadiz. Declared a
total loss she left on 8th August under tow and bound for
Portugal where she was scrapped.
BRITISH PRINCE (4) was built
in 1971 by Gebrudder Van Diepen at Waterhuizen with a tonnage
of 1560grt, a length of 262ft 3in, a beam of 39ft 4in and
a service speed of 12 knots. Sister of the Tudor Prince she
was completed as the White Crest for Hall Brothers Steam Ship
Co. of Newcastle in August 1971. In 1972 she was chartered
to Prince Line as the British Prince but reverted to her original
name in the following year when she came off charter. She
was sold to Agenzia Marittima Albioni SrL of Viareggio and
renamed Vagero in 1979. In 1990 her owners were recorded as
being Societa Marittima Flegea SnC of Viareggio and in 1990
she was trading as the Bars for B.A.R.S. Nav. Co. of Kingstown
in the Grenadines. She was purchased by Abdullah Trabolsi
of Tripoli, Syria in 1995 and renamed Siadik. In the following
year she was acquired by unnamed Hondurian owners who renamed
her Osman J. and thereafter all trace of her was lost.
PENNINE
PRINCE/SAILOR PRINCE (4)/SOLDIER PRINCE (3) was built in 1971
by N.V. Isselwerf at Rotterdam with a tonnage of 1599grt,
a length of 281ft 11in, a beam of 45ft 5in and a service speed
of 16 knots. Prince Line's only twin funnelled ship was completed
as the Pennine Prince in July 1971 with Pacific Maritime Services
as registered owner and Shaw, Saville & Albion as managers.
She was renamed Sailor Prince in 1972 and Soldier Prince in
1977. In 1979 she was sold to Unicorn Ocean Shipping of Monrovia
with Intershipping Management Ltd of London as managers and
renamed Alfa. She was acquired by Wandia Nav. Co. of London
in 1984 who changed her name to Phaedra for management by
G. Frangoulis. Her name was changed to Transporter in 1987
by her owners and on 14th September of that year she was damaged
by fire off Piraeus. On 19th November she left under tow for
Aliaga where she was broken up. (Photo: Laurence Dunn Collection)
TROJAN PRINCE (4) was built
in 1966 by Schiffswerf Heinrich Brand A.G. at Oldeburg with
a tonnage of 999grt, a length of 260ft 10in, a beam of 40ft
11in and a service speed of 13.5 knots. She was built as the
Lockflethersand for Parten Reederei Lockflethersand of Brake
with Sielwall-Reederei H. Renzel K. G. as managers. In 1971
she was sold to Helmut Meyer of Brake and in December of that
year to A. H. Basse & Co. of Copenhagen who renamed her
Per Basse. Acquired by the Cybas Shipping Co. of Limassol
and renamed Daneriver in 1972 she was chartered to Prince
Line as the Trojan Prince in 1973. In the following year she
was sold to Contimar Zonder & Schiecher A.G. of Hamburg
who changed her name to Conti Misr. By 1981 she was trading
as the Sail II for Ali Salim & Partners of Kyrenia under
the Turkish flag. She was renamed Roule by her owners in 1985.
On 23rd July 1985 she was extensively burnt amidships when
she was hit by a shell from an Israeli warship when berthed
at Sidon. On completion of her repairs she emerged as the
Sail II but was later renamed Palmyra with Beirut as her Port
of Registry. In 1993 she was renamed Abeer-S when acquired
by the Samin Shipping Co. of Latakia, Syria and in the following
year her name was changed to Al-Haji Amneh when she was sold
to the Al Amin Shipping Co. of Tartous, Syria. According to
the 2001 Shipwatch Directory she is no longer trading.
SARACEN PRINCE was built in
1975 by J. J. Sietas GmbH at Hamburg with a tonnage of 999grt,
a length of 267ft, a beam of 44ft 7in and a service speed
of 13.5 knots. She was launched in 1975 as the Komet for Reederei
'Komet' with Henry Gerdau of Hamburg as manager and on completion
she was chartered as the Saracen Prince to Prince Line. In
the following year she came off charter and reverted to Komet.
She was chartered out again in 1979 as the Bourgogne. In 1989
she was acquired by Heino Behrmann of Hamburg and renamed
Heinrich Behrmann. She is still trading with that name for
Stuewe & Co Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG.
TROJAN PRINCE (5) was built
in 1976 by B. V. Bodeswas Scheeps at Martenshoek with a tonnage
of 1140grt, a length of 258ft 6in, a beam of 43ft and a service
speed of 12 knots. Launched on 3rd February 1976 as the Inge
Danielsen for Otto Danielsen. Red. D/S A/S Progress of Copenhagen
she was chartered to Prince Line on completion as the Trojan
Prince. In 1977 she came off charter and reverted to her original
name. She was transferred to K/S Inge Progress and renamed
Inge Progress in 1987 under the same ownership. In 1989 she
was sold to Golden Banner Shipping S. A. of Panama and renamed
Golden Banner for management by P. T. Lumintu Sinar Perkasa.
She is still trading with that name and ownership.
.JPG)
MALVERN
PRINCE was built in 1970 by Grangemouth Dockyard Co. at Grangemouth
with a tonnage of 1459grt, a length of 283ft 10in, a beam
of 47ft 6in and a service speed of 13.5 knots. The first of
four ships ordered to replaced those chartered she was completed
in May 1970 for Prince Line Ltd with Furness, Withy &
Co. as managers. She was sold to the Vietnam Government in
1981, renamed Victory 1 and placed under the management of
Victory Shipping S. A. of Panama. In 1986 the management contract
was terminated and ownership transferred to the Vietnam Sea
Transport & Chartering Co. of Ho Chi Min City (Saigon)
who renamed her Thang Loi 01. In 2001 she was still trading
but with the name slightly changed to Thang Loi-01. (Photo:
John Clarkson Collection) 
COTSWOLD
PRINCE was built in 1970 by Clelands Shipbuilding Co. at Wallsend
with a tonnage of 1459grt, a length of 285ft, a beam of 47ft
6in and a service speed of 13.5 knots. Sister of the Malvern
Prince she was completed in December 1970. In 1979 she was
sold to the Reef Shipping Agencies of Gibraltar and renamed
Fijian. Her owners chartered her out in 1981 as the Onehunga
and she reverted to Fijian when she came off charter in 1983.
She was transferred to Suva in 1985 when she came under the
ownership of the Blackfoot Shipping Ltd. In 1990 she was renamed
Cotswold Prince in by Blackfoot Shipping and registry was
transferred to New Zealand. She was acquired by L. D. Marine
& Ship Repairs Pty of Launceston with L. D. Shipping as
managers and at the beginning of 2002 is still trading. (Photo:
John Clarkson Collection) 
SAXON
PRINCE (4) was built in 1971 by E. J. Smit & Zoon's Scheeps
at Westerbroek with a tonnage of 1581grt, a length of 262ft
1in, a beam of 39ft 4in and a service speed of 12 knots. She
was launched in March 1971 as the Cairntrader for the Cairn
Line with Shaw, Saville & Albion as managers but completed
as the Saxon Prince for Prince Line under the same management.
In 1975 she reverted to Cairntrader and then back to Saxon
Prince in 1976 before she was sold to Van Nievelt, Goudriaan
& Co. B. V. of Rotterdam who renamed her Adara. She was
sold in 1986 to Waterdrive Marine of Cyprus who renamed her
Andara and in 1990 to Interfront Shipping Ltd of Cyprus who
operated her as the Parana Star. In 1992 she was acquired
by Astarte Shipping Ltd of Cyprus and managed by Humber Agency
A. B. of Malmo as the Pamela. On 8th February 1995 she was
arrested for non payment of port dues when she anchored at
Falmouth. In the following year she was purchased by Ship
Depot Ltd of St. Vincent & Grenadines, given a red hull
and renamed Arana. In 1997 she was renamed Karim 1 when acquired
by the Elreedy Shipping Co. of Belize and in 2001 was still
trading but with undisclosed owners. (Photo: World Ship Society)
PENNINE
PRINCE/SAILOR PRINCE (4)/SOLDIER PRINCE (3) was built in 1971
by N.V. Isselwerf at Rotterdam with a tonnage of 1599grt,
a length of 281ft 11in, a beam of 45ft 5in and a service speed
of 16 knots. Prince Line's only twin funnelled ship was completed
as the Pennine Prince in July 1971 with Pacific Maritime Services
as registered owner and Shaw, Saville & Albion as managers.
She was renamed Sailor Prince in 1972 and Soldier Prince in
1977. In 1979 she was sold to Unicorn Ocean Shipping of Monrovia
with Intershipping Management Ltd of London as managers and
renamed Alfa. She was acquired by Wandia Nav. Co. of London
in 1984 who changed her name to Phaedra for management by
G. Frangoulis. Her name was changed to Transporter in 1987
by her owners and on 14th September of that year she was damaged
by fire off Piraeus. On 19th November she left under tow for
Aliaga where she was broken up. (Photo: Laurence Dunn Collection)
