Blue Funnel's Ajax, completed by Vickers Armstrong at Walker in 1958, heading up the Clyde on 1 May 1971.

50 YEARS AGO TODAY!

AJAX (5006463), China Mutual SN Co Ltd., Liverpool, 5435gt,
completed Vickers-Armstrongs, High Walker, Newcastle, 1-1958
1958 AJAX - 1972 DEUCALION - 1973 KAILOK - BU Kaohsiung 6.7.82 [Gwo Yeong Enterprise Co]

Liveerpool - 6 August 1970:
Later, as DEUCALION at Liverpool. Photo by John Collins from a negative in my collection: Actually MENESTHEUS, see details below.

Ron M

Name of the last ship appears to be Menestheus.

Well spotted, Dave!

Dave,

Thanks for the correction. Will now amend the negative packet!

MENESTHEUS (5232103), China Mutual SN Co Ltd., 8510gt,
completed Caledon SB & E Co., Dundee, 2-1958
1958 MENESTHEUS - 1976 ONITSHA - 1978 ELISLAND
BU Kaohsiung 19.3.79 [Lung Fa Steel & Iron Co]

Ron M

50 YEARS AGO TODAY I was delighted to see the DEUCALION in Hull on 2 October 1972.
As can be seen from the details above she carried that name for only a short while.
I took a photograph but, unfortunately, the negative was so badly fogged that it became one of only a handful of ship negatives I have ever thrown away.

Ron M