Calabar
Ship Number
954
Vessel Type
Passenger / Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
3
Launch Date
February 7, 1935
Delivered
March 19, 1935
Owner
Elder Dempster Lines Ltd
Weight
1932 grt
BP Length
244-6 feet
Breadth
41 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
12.25 knots
Propulsion
One stroke single acting trunk piston type motor engine 5/500/900 with airless injection, equipped with electrically driven auxillaries, steering gear, winches, and windlass.
Official No.
164255
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Scrapped
Calabar

[Harland and Wolff Collection]
 Initial name CALABAR, British flag. Acquired in 1954 by Epirotiki Steamship Co. Georgios Potamianos S.A. and renamed SEMIRAMIS under Greek flag. Refitted and deployed on Greek coastal service. In 1955 she was the first ship chartered by the National Tourism Organisation of Greece for the promotion of organized cruises in the Aegean. Sold in 1979 to Shobokshi Maritime Co., Jeddah and placed under Saudi Arabian flag. Broken up at Singapore in 1980.