Port Launceston
Ship Number
1534
Vessel Type
Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
November 21, 1956
Launched By
Mrs Hollebone (did Not Perform Naming Ceremony)
Delivered
March 12, 1957
Owner
Port Line Ltd
Weight
8957 grt
BP Length
460 feet
Breadth
65-6 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
15.5 knots
Propulsion
Single Acting (S.A.) Diesel
Official No.
187546
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
Port Launceston

Shortly after delivery winch operators cabs were fitted abreast of each mast, an installation which became standard throughout the Port Line fleet.
 
She came under the management of Blueport on 10th March 1968 and under the ownership of Trafalgar House Investments Ltd in August 1971.
 
 In 1977 she was sold to Woburn Shipping Co. of Singapore for operation on their Hamburg - Rotterdam - Bombay - Singapore service and renamed United Vantage.
 
Three years later she was broken up at Kaohsuing by the Nan Long Steel & Iron Co., arriving there on 23rd January 1980.