27,867 grt; 23,120 dwt; 1,202 teu.
Owner: Unison Maritime SA. Flag: Hong Kong (British).
Built: 1976 by Stocznia Gdanska im Lenina, Gdansk, Poland. Yard no. B463/101.
Propulsion: 10-cylinder, two-stroke H Cegielski-Sulzer 10RND90 of 29,000 bhp. Speed: 22 knots.
Built for Charente Steamship Co Ltd, Liverpool (T & J Harrison) as ASTRONOMER (British flag).
1982-requisitioned by UK government (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) for service in Falkland Islands conflict, renamed RFA RELIANT (A13).
1986-sold/renamed ADMIRALTY ISLAND (as photo).
1989-sold to Ruby Monte Maritime Inc, renamed WEALTHY RIVER (Panama flag).
1998-to breakers at Alang, India 7/9.
Photo: entering Tilbury Dock in 1986, shortly after her release from military service and sale to Far East owners.