AKARNANIA Yard No 436 in Tees Dock 20.10.82

AKARNANIA (7233761), Greece, 9210gt,
completed Austin & Pickersgill, South Dock, Sunderland, 1-1973
Ordered as LONDON CARABINIER - 1973 LONDON BOMBARDIER -
1979 AKARNANIA - 1986 JUTE EXPRESS - 2095 IOANNIS I
BU Alang 10.4.97, work began 11.5.97 [MT Ship Breakers]

From my negative collection, taken by John Collins
Inward River Mersey - 21 June 1981: Ron M

Just noticed that Miramar, in following the entry in Lloyds' Register, appears to be in error in showing A&P as her builders.
John Lingwood in his SD14 book lists her as completed by Bartrams, so she is included in the right section of NEM!

Ron M

The records used for the Sunderland-built site show that the Bartram name was used only to yard number 426, ERAWAN in 1971.
The next, MOLDOVA y.n.427 was under the A&P name, South Dock yard.
Ron, look again at Lingwood ... open at p.p.116-117.
So this vessel is correctly built by A&P at their South Dock yard.

Ah, fooled by the continuous run of yard numbers and didn't spot that! My apologies.

So are we in the right section with Bartram/South Dock? Or should there be another sub-section for A&P, South Dock?

Ron M

The section was intended to cover any ships built at South Dock so OK as it stands, hence the / in the title.