One of the things I used to do when I saw a ship was to try and make a guesstimate of their gross tonnage and date of build. On 4 July 1967 ships were to be found double-banked in Hull Docks (Alexandra Dock in this instance). I felt quite justified in noting the Swedish-flag SVERKER, 826 gross tons, as a coaster of 1950s vintage. Almost certainly her forepart dated only from 1957 when she was lengthened, but perhaps the stern profile in the broadside view should have alerted me to the fact her origins were much older. Actually 60 years before my sighting, having been completed at Gothenburg in August 1907 as the STEGEBORG under the Swedish flag. She carried just this one name until 1948 upon becoming the SVERKER. From 1975 she was to carry her third name, SOFOULA, under the Greek flag until broken up in Piraeus during 1980; 73 years of age. Ron

I do remember her well Ron on account of that counter stern, despite her build she was carrying packaged timber into Hull in early 1970's when the transition from loose timber (as in your photo) was just getting under way and there was only a few coasters appearing with the box shaped holds.

New and enlarged scans from the original negatives of my views of her in Hull on 4 July 1967: The WOLIN is the vessel behind her in the second photo.
Ron

See also: viewtopic.php?f=69&t=25192

Ron