Operations


The bold entries list the ship’s name, gross tonnage, builder and years in RML service.

Brittany (II) 5,089
W Pickersgill & Sons, Sunderland
1946-1962

Single screw motorship. General freighter used in various trades, often Spanish Main routes. Sold 2/1962 to Armar Shipping Co, Piraeus; renamed Armar. Sold 1970 to Armar Shipping Co, Famagusta, Cyprus; name unchanged. Out of Register 1972.

Araby (II) 5,039
Lithgows Ltd, Pt Glasgow
1947-1961

Single screw motorship. General freighter used in various trades, often Spanish Main routes. Sold 1961 to Shamrock Shipping Co (C S Brown, manager), Belfast; renamed Glynn. Sold 1962 to Aris Compania Nav SA (Pateras Bros, managers), Piraeus, Greece; renamed Aris. Sold 1968 to Astrovalido Cia Nav SA, Mogadishu, Somalia; renamed Aria. Sold 1971 to Aria Shipping Co, Famagusta, Cyprus; name unchanged. Broken up Spain 1971.

Tuscany 7,455
Harland & Wolff, Glasgow
1956-1970

Single screw motorship. General freighter used in various trades but most often Spanish Main. Sold 1970 to Random Ltd (J & J Denholm [Management] Ltd), Montreal; renamed Federal Hudson. Sold 1972 to Cornwallis Shipping Ltd, Montreal; name unchanged. Sold 1973 to Goldtopps Nav Co SA, Panama; renamed Golden King. Sold 1975 to Carnation Shipping (Liberia) Co (Char Hwa Marine Co, managers), Panama; renamed Char Hsiung. In 1979 owners were Chaffinch Shipping Co SA (Good Harvest Marine Co), Panama; name unchanged. Out of Register 1981.

Thessaly (II) 7,299
Harland & Wolff, Glasgow
1957-1971

Single screw motorship. General freighter used in various trades but most often Spanish Main. Sold 5/1971 to Union SS Co, Monrovia, Liberia; renamed Japan. Sold 1976 to Li-Ta Shipping Co (Pte), Singapore; renamed Liho. Out of Register 1981.

Picardy 7,306
Harland & Wolff, Belfast
1957-1971

Single screw motorship. General freighter used in various trades but most often Spanish Main. Sold 5/1971 to Union SS Co, Monrovia, Liberia; renamed Europe. Sold 1976 to Lira Shipping Co (Pte), Singapore; renamed Lira. Out of Register 1978.

Albany 7,299
Harland & Wolff, Glasgow
1957-1971

Single screw motorship. General freighter used in various trades but most often Spanish Main. Sold 5/1971 to Union SS Co, Monrovia, Liberia; renamed Taiwan. Sold 1975 to Li-Ta Shipping Co (Pte), Singapore; renamed Lido. Out of Register 1981.

 

 

Brittany. Araby was a sister ship.

Picardy. Tuscany, Thessaly and Albany
were sister ships.