General cargo ship “Teesta” at Dammam, Saudi Arabia, April 1971
Owner: British India Steam Nav. Co. Ltd., London
Port of registry: London
Builder: John Brown & Co (Clydebank) Ltd.
Gross tons: 8,199
Deadweight: 11,292
Length overall: 152.25 m
Max. draft: 8.79 m
Engine: 6-cylinder Doxford diesel, 8,000 b.h.p., by builders
Speed: 15.5 knots
Completed November 1956 as “Salmara” for Peninsular & Oriental Steam Nav. Co., London
September 1966: ownership & management transferred (within P&O Group) to Eastern & Australian Steam Ship Co., renamed “Arakawa”
August 1970: ownership & management transferred (within P&O Group) to B.I.S.N. Co., renamed “Teesta”
October 1971: management transferred to P&O General Cargo Division
April 1973: ownership reverted to P&O S.N. Co.
July 1975: renamed “Strathloyal”
October 1977: sold for scrapping at Gadani Beach, Pakistan