British India S.N.’s 1940 Barclay, Curle (Whiteinch, Glasgow) built OZARDA sailing from Avonmouth exactly sixty years ago today, on 24th February 1964, during a voyage from Calcutta with a part cargo of oil cake.

Later: 1970 EPIDAVROS (Troodos)

She finally arrived at Kaohsiung on 23.9.72 for breaking

Note on her service during the Second World War:

Requisitioned under the Liner Division.
1942: Carried 2,000 prisoners of war and a large number of vehicles from
Tobruk to Alexandria. On a return voyage from Malta a U-boat fired
a torpedo at her, but it missed.
Early 1943: Fitted for the carriage of cased petrol, becoming the first British ship
to enter the inner harbour of Tripoli after its recapture on 23rd
January.
1943: Bombed in Tripoli harbour and a homing torpedo was explosed by rifle fire only some 30m (100ft) from the ship. She escaped unscathed.
07.1943: Took part in the invasion of Sicily being again attacked by bombers and suffering splinter damage.

Further note:
08.02.1954: During a voyage from Karachi to Bahrein she rescued the crew of the dhow Karimi which had sprung a leak. All on board were transferred to the BI ship before the inflow had triumphed and the coasting craft disappeared beneath the Arabian Sea.