Built as the STRATHDARE in 1974 by A & P

Renamed: 75 CITY OF EXETER - 80 PHOEVOS - 82 SAFINA-E-BARKAT - 85 NOUR - 95 ZENITH - 98 NIKOLAOS S.

I don't think that the Pitcher & Piano and all those corporate lawyers would approve of her being parked there now. Shame.

I suspect she was in short term Lay-up. It was unusual to bring the big ones that far up unless they were laid up. She's masking a section of wooden jetty that was in a bad state when I used to walk along it a good few years earlier. At one time that was used as a heavy lift quay but so was Newcastle Quay just upriver from Spillers.

It was said that Ellermans sent a letter to every crew member aplogizing that the accommodation was not up to their usual standard.

One of Six SD14's, all with Strath..... Names

Launched 4th July 1974. For P&O General Cargo Division.
Completed 7th October 1974.
27th December 1974. Sold while on her Maiden Voyage to Ellerman Lines Limited and renamed CITY OF EXETER in 1975.

They sold her for $6 Million in 1980 so they must have made a profit on her new price.

Far to fussy...............

Few More

I was on the BELLOC (3rd/E) Port corner 2nd deck up from main deck,called the winking bridge front becauce I was classed as junior officer so I could only have one window (ship side and not on the bridge front)a 3ft. day bed and a 6ft.desk and shared toilet and yet they heightened the funel so the colours looked right.(good old Vestey).The modern "Vele" dericks were one man operation but when taken ER store it required a full turn out to rig up the union purchase dericks aft with their winches on top of crew cabins and because N0.4's single pull "MacGregor" hatches covers folded up against the bridge front,great when working cargo, a left over when the original SD14's did not have mast houses even though most of them had mast houses they did not change the plans even though they changed the bow shape to try and make them look modern.A little thought goes along way.

Like this??????

Not quite the same day bed was in a 3ft. wide alcove formed by a recess in the allyway and tolet entrance and desk top was flush for the 6ft.(even ships look nice in photos.)