Dennis I think you miss the point. The design or class name is implicit of the ships purpose "SD 14" as in standard design. It was a very successful design and suited the ship owners demands. I sailed on this class of a ship for a considerable time and believe me from a marine engineering stand point they were simply superb. A four cylinder Sulzer RNDM main engine that ran like a sowing machine combined with three Allen generators.

Dennis, I disagree - this design was purpose built for the needs of ship and cargo owners in that era and she lasted for 25 years (and longer but for the casualty) which is longer than many of today's containerships survive. Your comment would however be appropriate for many other post-war British built ships.

A prime example how of britain lagged behind the rest of the post-war world in ship design.