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SOMERS ISLE was
built in 1959 by Harland & Wolff at Belfast with a tonnage of
5684grt, a length of 396ft, a beam of 54ft 3in and a service speed
of 13.5 knots. Sister of the Eleuthera she entered service on the
Bermuda - Caribbean ports - Panama run. In 1970 she was laid up in
the River Fal and put up for sale. Sold to Sealord Shipping Co.of
Famagusta in 1971 she was renamed Eldina. Four years later she was
sold to Commencement Compania Naviera S. A. of Famagusta and renamed
Commencement. In 1982 her owners renamed her Caribbean and a year
later she became the Melpol under the ownership of Commencement
Maritime Enterprises of Jersey. In December 1983, during a voyage
from Lisbon to Bremen, she was damaged by fire in the English
Channel with the loss of one life. In the following year she was
laid up and eventually scrapped. |
