Aragon
Ship Number
1595
Vessel Type
Passenger / Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Yard
Musgrave Yard
Slip Number
12
Launch Date
October 20, 1959
Launched By
Lady Snedden
Delivered
April 12, 1960
Owner
Royal Mail Lines Ltd
Weight
20362 grt
BP Length
540 feet
Breadth
78 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
17.5 knots
Propulsion
H&W turbo charged Single Acting (S.A.) Diesel
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Scrapped
Aragon

Amazon and Arlanza were her sister ships
 
Built for mail, passenger and refrigerated cargo service from London to Brazil and River Plate.
 
Transferred 1969 to Shaw Savill Line; renamed Aranda (tons now 18,575) and used on round-the-world service.
 
Sold 1971 to Leif Höegh & Co A/S, Oslo, Norway; renamed Höegh Traveller and converted at Rijeka to side-door vehicle carrier (tons now 10,665).
 
Sold 1977 to Ace Navigation Co, Monrovia; renamed Hual Traveller;
 
1981 renamed Traveller (same ownership).
 
Out of register 1983 (broken up Kaohisung, Taiwan).