STUART PRINCE (6) was built
in 1972 by Schiffswerf Korneuburg A/S at Korneuburg with a
tonnage of 1000grt, a length of 296ft 7in, a beam of 48ft
5in and a service speed of 14 knots. One of five sisters she
was built as the Joachim for Peter Dohle's Partenreederei
MS 'Joachim' of Hamburg. Acquired by Hans Bielken of Brake
in 1975 she was renamed Atlantic Duke and in 1977 she was
chartered to Prince Line as the Stuart Prince. She came off
charter in 1979 and reverted to her original name until 1981
when she was sold to Rachel Trading & Investment Co. S.
A. of Panama who renamed her Mare Pride. Chartered out in
1982 she was renamed Nedlloyd Pride for the duration, reverting
to Mare Pride in 1983. In 1984 she was purchased by Reederei
Eggers Schiffs K. G. of Panama without a change of name and
in 1986 she was transferred to Pride Shipping A/S of Kristiansand,
still retaining her name. Her owners changed her name to Sira
Ocean in 1988 and in 1990 she became the Gimo Tellus when
she was sold to Partenreederei Grotting og Aune of Norway.
In 1992 she was renamed Resolute immediately prior to being
sold to Marine Partner A/S of Nassau. Two year later she was
acquired by Olga Shipping International Corp. of Panama, one
of ten single ship companies managed by H. Glahr & Co.
GmbH of Bremen, and renamed Olga 1. She is currently trading
as the Olga 1 for the Tarron Sea Line Ltd of Lithuania.
HIGHLAND PRINCE (6) was built
in 1972 by Santierul Naval Galatz at Galatz with a tonnage
of 2943grt, a length of 348ft, a beam of 48ft 4in and a service
speed of 14 knots. She was completed as the Pitria Sky for
the Pitria Sky Navigation Co. of Pireaus and chartered to
Prince Line as the Highland Prince in 1977. In the following
year she reverted to her original name when she came off charter.
She was sold to Pacific International Lines (Pte) of Singapore
in 1980 when she was renamed Kota Angkasa. Ten years later,
in 1990, she was acquired by Eagle King Shipping & trading
Co. S.A. of Singapore who changed her name to Eagle King.
She was sold again in 1992 to Hai Hong Maritime Co. of Panama
when her name was changed to Hai Hong 3. On 11th June 1993
she sailed from Singapore to ride out an approaching typhoon
and was never seen again.
CROWN PRINCE (3) was built
in 1979 by Swan, Hunter (Shipbuilders) Ltd at Walker-on-Tyne
with a tonnage of 1599grt, a length of 341ft 11in, a beam
of 54ft 3in and a service speed of 15 knots. A container ship,
she was launched for Prince Line on 16th October 1978 with
Furness, Withy as managers. One of a pair she entered service
in March 1979 and, with her sister, had a light blue waterline.
In March 1980 she was taken over by C. Y. Tung and in 1983
transferred to Manchester Liners as the Manchester Crown.
She was sold to Plenitrade Shipping Inc. of Monrovia in 1985
and renamed Thai Amber. Three years later she became the OOCL
Advance of Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd of Hong Kong
and in 1993 the HMM Advance of Benton Shipping Ltd with OOCL
as managers. According to Shipwatch Directory 2001 she appears
to be no longer trading.
ROYAL
PRINCE (5) was built in 1979 by Swan, Hunter (Shipbuilders)
Ltd at Walker-on-Tyne with a tonnage of 1599grt, a length
of 341ft 11in, a beam of 54ft 3in and a service speed of 15
knots. Sister of the Crown Prince she was launched on 17th
October 1978 and entered service in the following September.
In March 1980 she was taken over by C. Y. Tung and in 1984
she was chartered to Ellerman Lines as the City of Oporto
for the Ellerman-Prince service to the Mediterranean. Ten
ships were involved operating a service every ten days, five
sailing from Ellesmere Port and five sailing from Hull. She
reverted to Royal Prince when she was replaced in 1985 and
immediately sold to Gainset Shipping Inc. of Monrovia who
renamed her Thai Jade. In 1989 she was sold to Orient Overseas
Container Line Ltd of Hong Kong and her name was changed to
OOCL Ambition. She was acquired by the Host Shipping Ltd of
Panama, part of the Wah Tung Shipping Agency Co. of Hong Kong,
in 1993 and renamed Host Ambition. According to Shipwatch
Directory 2001 she appears to be no longer trading. (Photo:
JK Byass)
J. GARDINER & CO./RIO-CAPE
LINE LTD
ARISAIG was built in 1882 by
Blackwood & Gordon (later to become Clyde Shipbuilders
Co.) at Port Glasgow with a tonnage of 1328grt, a length of
240ft 4in, a beam of 33ft 1in and a service speed of 8 knots.
She was completed for James Gardiner & Co. in May 1882.
In 1895 she was sold to M & A Dall Orso fu G. of La Spezia
and renamed Livietta. When replaced by a ship of the same
name in 1899 she was sold to R. Meny & Cie of Antwerp
who changed her name to Perseverance. She was acquired by
Schultz & Cie of Antwerp 1903 and traded as the Maggie
Schultz until July 1907 when she foundered.
LISMORE (1) was built in 1885
by Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of
1676grt, a length of 255ft, and a beam of 39ft. She was completed
in September 1885 as a three masted sailing ship for James
Gardiner & Co. and sold to James Cornfoot & Co. of
Glasgow in 1890 with whom she served until May 1906 when she
was wrecked.
MOIDART was built in 1878 by
Edward Withy & Co. at West Hartlepool with a tonnage of
1360grt, a length of 243ft 8in, a beam of 32ft and a service
speed of 9 knots. She was completed for James Gardiner &
Co. in September 1878. She was sold to James Cormack &
Co. of Leith in 1893 for their Leith - Baltic timber trade.
On 9th June 1918 she was torpedoed by UC-77 seven miles off
Lyme Regis.
MORVEN (1) was built in 1879
by Edward Withy & Co. at West Hartlepool with a tonnage
of 1365grt, a length of 242ft 10in, a beam of 32ft and a service
speed of 9 knots. She was completed for James Gardiner &
Co. in December 1879. On 2nd May 1890, during a voyage from
Sombrero to Stettin with phosphates she was wrecked on St.
Kitts in the Caribbean.
GLENELG (1) was built in 1888
by Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of
2553grt, a length of 300ft, a beam of 40ft and a service speed
of 9.5 knots. She was completed in November 1888 for the Western
Steam Ship Co. with James Gardiner & Co. as managers.
When replaced in 1906 she was sold to Ido Yeizo of Yokohama
who renamed her Yahiko Maru. In 1919 she was owned by Kobe
Kisen Shinataku K. K. of Amagasaki and she was wrecked in
June 1924.
LISMORE (2) was built in 1894
by Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of
3529grt, a length of 335ft, a beam of 43ft 6in and a service
speed of 10 knots. She was completed in September 1894 for
the Indian Steam Ship Co.. Sold to Dall' Orso & Co. of
La Spezia in 1912 she was renamed Colomba. By 1921 she was
owned by Lloyd Mediterranean of Genoa with the same name and
in 1923 she was broken up in Italy.
MORVEN (2) was built in 1894
by Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of
3502grt, a length of 344ft, a beam of 44ft 6in and a service
speed of 10 knots. She was completed for the Indian Steam
Ship Co. in October 1894 and sold to Itaya Shosen Kabusiki
Kaisha of Nishinomiya who renamed her Inaho Maru in 1911.
Eleven years later, in January 1922, she was wrecked.
ORWELL was built in 1897 by
Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 3789grt,
a length of 354ft, a beam of 45ft and a service speed of 10
knots. She was completed for the India Steam Ship Co. in August
1897 and sold to Akties Tonsbergs Hvalfangeri of Tonsberg
for management by O. Hytton. By 1923 Hans Borge was listed
as the manager and she was sold for scrap in 1927.
ORONSAY was built in 1900 by
Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 3761grt,
a length of 354ft, a beam of 45ft and a service speed of 10
knots. Sister of the Orwell she was completed for the Western
Steam Ship Co. in September 1900. On 28th December 1916, during
a voyage from Calcutta to Dundee, she was torpedoed by UC-22
forty eight miles south east of Malta. Her master was taken
prisoner.
GLENLEE (1) was built in 1904
by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Greenock with
a tonnage of 4140grt, a length of 377ft 1in, a beam of 49ft
6in and a service speed of 10 knots. She commenced trading
for the Western Steam Ship Co. under the management of James
Gardiner & Co. in November 1904. In 1915, whilst en-route
from Barry to Aden with a cargo of coal, she was torpedoed
by U-41 sixty seven miles south west of the Wolf Rock.
GLENLYON (1) was built in 1905
by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Greenock with
a tonnage of 4149grt, a length of 377ft 1in, a beam of 49ft
6in and a service speed of 10 knots. She entered service for
the Indian Steam Ship Co. with James Gardiner & Co. as
managers in August 1905. On 31st March 1913, during a voyage
from Delagoa to Karachi she was wrecked on Aldabra Island
at the entrance to the Red Sea.
KINCRAIG was built in 1901
by Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of
3707grt, a length of 353ft 10in, a beam of 45ft and a service
speed of 10 knots. She was built for the Steam Ship Kincraig
Co. in November 1901. In 1917 she was sold to the Neptune
Steam Navigation Co with Furness, Withy & Co. as managers
and renamed Pentland Firth. On 4th September 1918, whilst
en-route between Rosario and the Clyde with a cargo grain,
she sprang a leak following an explosion which was attributed
to sabotage and sank off the mouth of the River Plate.
KINTAIL was built in 1907 by
Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 3537grt,
a length of 349ft 2in, a beam of 45ft and a service speed
of 10 knots. Sister of the Kincraig she was completed in December
1907 for James Gardiner & Co's Steam Ship Kincraig Co.
Ltd. She was acquired by the Neptune Steam Navigation Co.
in 1917 and placed under the management of Furness, Withy
& Co. with the name Alpine Range. She was sold to B. Buskos
of Hydra in 1924 and renamed Akropolis. In the following year
she was acquired by Cie. Dens-Ocean Soc. Anon of Antwerp who
changed her name to Comte de Flandre. She was broken up at
Hendrik ido Ambacht in Holland during 1936.
GLENELG (2)/NORMAN PRINCE (3)
was built in 1904 by Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow
with a tonnage of 4160grt, a length of 376ft 10in, a beam
of 49ft 6in and a service speed of 10 knots. She was completed
for James Gardiner & Co's Western Steam Ship Co. in November
1904. In 1917 she was acquired with the company by Furness,
Withy & Co., their oldest ship, and transferred to the
new Rio Cape Line Ltd. She was renamed Norman Prince by the
Rio Cape Line in January 1919 but continued to be managed
by Furness, Withy & Co. In 1922 she was renamed Constantinos
Coutsodontis when she was sold to Coutsodontis & Papanastasopoulo
of Syra and broken up in Italy during 1922.
.JPG)
ROYAL
PRINCE (5) was built in 1979 by Swan, Hunter (Shipbuilders)
Ltd at Walker-on-Tyne with a tonnage of 1599grt, a length
of 341ft 11in, a beam of 54ft 3in and a service speed of 15
knots. Sister of the Crown Prince she was launched on 17th
October 1978 and entered service in the following September.
In March 1980 she was taken over by C. Y. Tung and in 1984
she was chartered to Ellerman Lines as the City of Oporto
for the Ellerman-Prince service to the Mediterranean. Ten
ships were involved operating a service every ten days, five
sailing from Ellesmere Port and five sailing from Hull. She
reverted to Royal Prince when she was replaced in 1985 and
immediately sold to Gainset Shipping Inc. of Monrovia who
renamed her Thai Jade. In 1989 she was sold to Orient Overseas
Container Line Ltd of Hong Kong and her name was changed to
OOCL Ambition. She was acquired by the Host Shipping Ltd of
Panama, part of the Wah Tung Shipping Agency Co. of Hong Kong,
in 1993 and renamed Host Ambition. According to Shipwatch
Directory 2001 she appears to be no longer trading. (Photo:
JK Byass) 
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