Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship: EL KANEMI (1960 - 1978 General cargo ship 450 feet long of Nigerian National Line, Lagos, Nigeria : 1980 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan))

Port of Registry: Lagos, Nigeria
Net Tonnage: -
Reg Tonnage: -
Gross Tonnage: 5,660
Deadweight Tonnage: 10,054

Hans Hasse writes :
Operator: Nigerian National Shipping Line Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria.
Built: 1957 by J Crown & Sons Ltd, Sunderland. Yard no:241
Length 452 feet overall
Propulsion: four-cylinder,two-stroke, opposed-piston Doxford 67LBD4 of 4,400bhp at 115 rpm. Speed: 13.5 knots.
Built for Silver Line Ltd, London as SILVERDENE.
1960-to NNSL as EL KANEMI
1978-sold/renamed ANEMI (Cyprus flag)
1980-to breakers at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, arrived 3rd June