Somers Isle
Ship Number
1622
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
Victoria Yard - 16
Launch Date
April 9, 1959
Launched By
Lady Worboys
Delivered
July 10, 1959
Owner
Pacific Steam Navigation Co.
Weight
5684 grt
BP Length
370 feet
Breadth
54 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Single Acting (S.A.) 2 cycle crosshead eccentric type, opposed piston, Diesel 4 Cylinder 3,850 SHP. 620mm bore, 1870mm stroke, exhaust turbo charged.
Official No.
5333878
Registered
Fate
Scrapped
 Somers Isle

Keel laid down 27 May 1958
 
Entered service Bermuda-Caribbean ports-Panama
 
1970 : Laid up in the River Fal. Up for sale
 
1971 : Sold to Sealord Shipping Co., Famagusta. Renamed Eldina
 
1975 : Reamed Commencement, Commencement Shipping Compania Naviera S.A. Famagusta Later renamed Caribbean; same owner
 
1981 : Became Melpol, Commencement Maritime Enterprises, Jersey
 
December 1981 damaged by fire in the English Channel en-route Lisbon - Bremen, one crewman lost.
 
Laid up and finally scrapped in Gwent, 1984.