Rudby
Ship Number
1684
Vessel Type
Bulk Carrier
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
7
Launch Date
December 11, 1970
Launched By
Mrs Garry Ropner
Delivered
March 1, 1971
Owner
Ropner Shipping Co.
Weight
57245 grt
BP Length
820 feet
Breadth
133 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
15 knots
Propulsion
Diesel 9 cylinder 21,100 SHP
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Sank
 Rudby

[Tha Allen Collection]

1980 sold to Liberia renamed Orient Pioneer. 8th January 1990 damaged in heavy seas and abandoned in the Indian Ocean on voyage from Tubarao, Brazil to Kaohsiung, Taiwan with cargo of iron ore.
 
Finally sank in the Indian Ocean 21st January 1990.