General cargo ship “Strathesk” at anchor off Doha, Qatar, 5th March 1980
Registered owner: Strick Line Ltd., London
Manager: Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co., London (General Cargo Division)
Flag: British
Port of registry: London
Builder: Stocznia Gdanska, Gdansk, Poland
Gross tons: 12,598
Deadweight: 16,632
Length overall: 169.9 m
Max. draft: 9.773 m
Engine: 8-cylinder Sulzer diesel, 13,200 b.h.p., by H. Cigielski, Poznan, Poland
Service speed: 18 knots
Completed January 1978
Sold November 1982 to Bulktrans Co. Inc, Greece (manager Sea Traders S.A.), renamed “Altenbels”
Ownership transferred 1986 to Wateroath Navigation Ltd., Cyprus (same manager & name)
Sold 1993 to Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, Iran (IRISL), renamed “Iran Bagheri”.
Renamed “Danoosh” by IRISL early 2009 (46 of IRISL's 123 ships were renamed at this time).
On 23 April 2009 collided with small Indonesian containership “Lagun Mas” in the Singapore Strait; suffered severe damage on port side of hull resulting in taking on water, and was intentionally beached.
Later salvaged, repaired & sold April 2010 for scrapping at Alang, India.