| Link |
Name |
No |
GRT |
Previously |
Company |
Built |
Acquired |
Service
Comm |
Service
End |
Reason |
Notes |
Renamed |
Where
are they now? |
 |
Manchester Trader |
4 |
5758 |
Western Prince |
Prince Line,
UK |
1955 |
1963 |
1963 |
1969 |
Returned |
Prince Line,
UK |
Western Prince
|
Sold
to Cypriot flag 1973 and renamed Mariner. Sprang a leak and abandoned
at sea. |
| |
Manchester Commerce |
4 |
8724 |
|
|
1963 |
|
1963 |
1971 |
Sold |
Somali |
Ber Sea |
Renamed Yan Chun,
China. Sunk by gunfire in the Shatt al Arab Waterway in 2002 |
| |
Manchester City |
3 |
8734 |
|
|
1964 |
|
1964 |
1971 |
Sold |
South Korea |
Korean Winner |
|
|
|
Manchester Renown |
1 |
8742 |
|
|
1964 |
|
1964 |
1971 |
Sold |
South Korea |
Korean Challenger |
|
|
|
Manchester Engineer |
3 |
7503 |
Cairngowan |
Cairn Thompson
Line, UK |
1952 |
1965 |
1965 |
1966 |
Returned |
Chartered from
Cairn Thompson Line |
Cairngowan |
|
|
|
Manchester Exporter |
2 |
7506 |
Cairndhu |
Cairn Thompson
Line, UK |
1952 |
1965 |
1965 |
1969 |
Sold |
Greece |
Gemini Exporter |
|
|
|
Manchester Freighter |
|
8105 |
Cairnforth |
Cairn Thompson
Line, UK |
1959 |
1965 |
1965 |
1969 |
Sold |
Royal Mail Lines,
UK |
Lombardy |
|
| |
Escalante |
|
7791 |
Escalante |
Royal Mail
Lines, UK |
1955 |
1966 |
1966 |
|
Returned |
Royal Mail Lines,
UK. Sold January 1970 to Maresencia Nav SA Cia, Piraeus |
Manes P |
1970 Ran aground
Negrotown Point, St John West, New Brunswick & sold for breaking
up. |
|
|
Manchester Port |
4 |
8938 |
|
|
1966 |
|
1966 |
1971 |
Sold |
Yugoslavia |
Biokovo |
|
|
|
Manchester Progress |
2 |
8176 |
|
|
1967 |
|
1967 |
1971 |
Converted |
Converted to
CS Manchester Liners |
Manchester Concept |
|
| |
Manchester Trader |
5 |
1999 |
Werratal |
J A Reinecke,
Hamburg Germany |
1952 |
1968 |
1968 |
1973 |
Returned |
Chartered 1968/73
from J A Renecke, Hamburg. Panama |
Union Kings |
|
| |
Manchester Challenge |
1 |
12039 |
|
|
1968 |
|
1968 |
1979 |
Sold |
Panama |
Ocean Container |
|
| |
Manchester Courage |
|
12039 |
|
|
1968 |
|
1968 |
1979 |
Sold |
Panama |
Pacific Container |
|
| |
Manchester Concorde |
|
12039 |
|
|
1969 |
|
1969 |
1982 |
Sold |
Panama |
Char Lian |
|
|
|
Manchester Quest |
|
9296 |
Manchester Miller
(2) |
Manchester Liners |
1959 |
1970 |
1970 |
1976 |
Breakers |
Kaohsiung Taiwan |
|
|
|
|
Manchester Merito |
|
3414 |
Catalina Del
Mar |
Equimar Maritima,
Bilbao Spain |
1969 |
1970 |
1970 |
1972 |
Renamed |
Manchester Liners |
Manchester Merit |
|
| |
Manchester Concept |
|
8176 |
Manchester Progress
(2) |
Manchester Liners |
1967 |
1971 |
1971 |
1980 |
Sold |
Hong Kong |
Cherry Bunga |
|
| |
Manchester Crusade |
|
12039 |
|
|
1971 |
|
1971 |
1982 |
Sold |
Panama |
Char Che |
|
|
|
Manchester Mercurio |
|
1997 |
|
Naviera Santa
Catalina, Gijon, Spain |
1971 |
1971 |
1971 |
1980 |
Returned |
Chartered from
Naviera Santa Catalina, Gijon Spain |
Folita |
|
| |
Manchester Rapido |
|
1997 |
|
Equimar Maritima,
Bilbao Spain |
1971 |
1971 |
1971 |
1978 |
Returned |
Chartered from
Equimar Maritima, Bilbao Spain |
Esther Del Mar |
|
|
|
Manchester Merit |
|
3414 |
Manchester Merito
|
Manchester Liners |
1969 |
|
1972 |
1975 |
Renamed |
Manchester Liners |
Fortuna |
|
|
|
Frontier |
*** |
3621 |
|
Condron's, Manchester
UK |
1972 |
1972 |
1972 |
1975 |
Purchased |
Chartered 1972/5
from Condron's, Manchester UK |
|
|
| |
Lindo |
|
6411 |
|
Wilson Management,
Norway |
1972 |
1973 |
1973 |
|
|
Wilson Management |
|
|
|
|
Manchester Vigour |
|
5310 |
|
|
1973 |
|
1973 |
1980 |
Sold |
Chartered 1975/6
to Cargo Lines, UK as Cargo Vigour |
Ville d'Orient |
|
| |
Manchester Zeal |
|
5310 |
|
|
1973 |
|
1973 |
1981 |
Sold |
Chartered
1975/6 to Cargo Lines, UK as Cargo Zeal
|
Sea Hawk |
|
 |
Manchester Shipper |
3 |
500 |
Peter Theilgard |
Petersen, Copenhagen,
Denmark |
1973 |
1974 |
1974 |
1975 |
Returned |
Chartered 1974/75
from Petersen, Copenhagen |
Peter Theilgard |
|
|
|
Manchester Faith |
2 |
1421 |
Francop |
Bartels, Hamburg,
Germany |
1974 |
1974 |
1974 |
1977 |
Returned |
Chartered 1976/7
from Bartels, Hamburg |
Francop |
|
|
|
Manchester Renown |
2 |
12577 |
|
|
1974 |
|
1974 |
1974 |
Chartered out |
Chartered 1974/78
to Australian Asian Express Line |
Asian Renown |
|
| |
Manchester Reward |
* |
12577 |
|
|
1974 |
|
1974 |
1974 |
Chartered out |
Chartered 1974/78
to Australian Asian Express Line |
Asian Reward |
|
|
|
Fortuna |
|
3414 |
Manchester Merit |
Manchester Liners |
1969 |
|
1975 |
1975 |
Sold |
Liberia |
Kathleen |
|
 |
Kathleen |
|
3414 |
Fortuna |
Manchester Liners |
1969 |
|
1975 |
1975 |
Returned |
Liberia |
Kudu - Liberia
1990 |
Cement Two -
Italy 1996, Fortune R - Panama 1998, Libera - Panama |
|
|
Frontier |
*** |
3621 |
|
|
1972 |
1975 |
1975 |
1979 |
Sold |
Greece |
Box Trader |
|
 |
Manchester Trader |
6 |
500 |
Jeanette Helleskov |
Petersen, Copenhagen,
Denmark |
1972 |
1975 |
1975 |
1975 |
Returned |
Chartered 1975
Petersen, Copenhagen |
Jeanette Helleskov |
|
|
|
Fulmar |
** |
2524 |
Manchester Fulmar
(1) |
Maritima Astur,
Gijon Spain |
1974 |
1975 |
1975 |
1979 |
Returned |
Chartered 1977/9
from Maritima Astur, Gijon Spain |
Fulmar |
|
|
|
Manchester Fulmar |
** 1 |
2524 |
Fulmar |
Maritima Astur,
Gijon Spain |
1974 |
1975 |
1975 |
1977 |
Renamed |
Chartered 1975/7
from Maritima Astur, Gijon Spain |
Fulmar |
|
|
|
Manchester Falcon |
|
999 |
Lappland |
C Speck, Rendsberg
Germany |
1975 |
1975 |
1975 |
1976 |
Returned |
Chartered 1975/6
from C Speck, Rendsberg Germany |
Lappland |
|
| |
Manchester Vanguard |
2 |
17385 |
|
|
1977 |
|
1977 |
1977 |
Chartered out |
Chartered 1977/9
to Seatrain Lines, USA |
Seatrain Trenton |
|
| |
Manchester Vanguard |
2 |
17385 |
Seatrain Trenton |
Seatrain Lines,
USA |
1976 |
1979 |
1979 |
1979 |
Chartered out |
Chartered 1979/80
to Taiwan |
Keelung |
|
| |
Manchester Vanguard |
2 |
17385 |
Keelung |
Taiwan |
1977 |
1980 |
1980 |
1980 |
Chartered out |
Chartered 1980/81 |
Oriental Vanguard |
|
|
|
Manchester Vanguard |
2 |
17385 |
Oriental Vanguard |
Kalten Shipping,
Hong Kong |
1977 |
1981 |
1981 |
1982 |
Transferred |
Golden Cross
Line |
Ibn Majid |
Renamed Woodchuck,
Panama. Renamed Selatan Maru, Singapore. Renamed Da Li, broken China
May 2002 |
|
|
Manchester Venture |
2 |
17385 |
|
|
1977 |
|
1977 |
1977 |
Chartered out |
Chartered 1997/8
to Seatrain Lines, USA |
Seatrain Bennington |
|
| |
Manchester Venture |
2 |
17385 |
Seatrain Bennington |
Seatrain Lines,
USA |
1977 |
1978 |
1978 |
1979 |
Chartered out |
Chartered 1979/80
to Golden Star Line |
Marseille |
|
|
|
Manchester Venture |
2 |
17385 |
Marseille |
Golden Star Line |
1977 |
1980 |
1980 |
1980 |
Transferred |
Kalten Shipping,
Hong Kong |
Oriental Venture |
Renamed Da Sheng,
broken China May 2002 |
|
|
Manchester Faith |
2 |
1421 |
Francop |
Bartels, Hamburg
Germany |
1974 |
1978 |
1978 |
1983 |
Returned |
Chartered 1978/83
from Bartels, Hamburg |
Francop |
|
| |
Manchester Renown |
2 |
12577 |
Asian Renown |
Australian Asian
Express Line |
1974 |
1978 |
1978 |
1982 |
Sold |
Indonesia |
Ratih |
|
 |
Manchester Reward |
* |
12577 |
Asian Reward |
Australian Asian
Express Line |
1974 |
1978 |
1978 |
1979 |
Chartered out |
Chartered 1978/9
to Seatrain Lines, USA |
Seatrain Norfolk/TFL
Reward |
|
| |
Manchester Trader |
7 |
1596 |
Kaethe Johanna |
Hamburg, Germany |
1976 |
1978 |
1978 |
1978 |
Returned |
Chartered 1978
from Hamburg, Germany |
Kaethe Johanna |
|
 |
Manchester Reward |
* |
12577 |
TFL Reward |
Seatrain Lines,
USA |
1974 |
1979 |
1979 |
1982 |
Sold |
Indonesia |
R R Ratna |
|
 |
Manchester Clipper |
|
1595 |
Clipper |
H Winter, Hamburg
Germany |
1980 |
1980 |
1980 |
1991 |
Returned |
Chartered 1980/91
from H Winter, Hamburg, Germany |
Clipper |
|
| |
Manchester Challenge |
2 |
30817 |
Dart America |
Dart Container
Line, Hong Kong |
1970 |
1981 |
1981 |
1988 |
Transferred |
Orient Overseas
Container Line, UK |
OOCL Challenge |
|
|
|
Manchester Eagle |
|
965 |
Atlantic Eagle |
Senator, Singapore |
1972 |
1981 |
1981 |
1982 |
Returned |
Chartered 1981/2
from Senator, Singapore |
Eagle |
|
|
|
Manchester Fulmar |
2 |
1599 |
City of Ipswich |
Ellerman Lines,
UK |
1979 |
1981 |
1981 |
1983 |
Returned |
Chartered 1981/3
from Ellerman Lines, UK |
City of Ipswich |
|
 |
Manchester Crown |
|
1599 |
Crown Prince |
Prince Line,
UK |
1979 |
1983 |
1983 |
1985 |
Sold |
Liberia |
Thai Amber |
|
| |
Manchester Trader |
8 |
1999 |
Lamara |
Meteor, Singapore |
1977 |
1984 |
1984 |
1984 |
Returned |
Chartered 1984
from Meteor, Singapore |
Lamara |
|
| |
Manchester Faith |
3 |
1599 |
Nahost Kurier |
H Bastion, Panama |
1971 |
1985 |
1985 |
1985 |
Returned |
Chartered 1985
from H Bastion, Panama. |
Pinguin |
|
| |
Manchester City |
4 |
3598 |
Cityof Lisbon |
J Luhrs, Hamburg,
Germany |
1978 |
1985 |
1985 |
1986 |
Returned |
Chartered 1985/6
J Luhrs, Hamburg, Germany |
Polaris |
|
| |
Manchester Trader |
9 |
4146 |
Kormoran |
Hamburg, Germany |
1980 |
1985 |
1985 |
1989 |
Returned |
Chartered 1985/9
Hamburg, Germany |
Fair Cosmos |
|
| |
Manchester Prince |
|
1599 |
Njord |
F Beutelrock,
Limassol, Cyprus |
1981 |
1985 |
1985 |
1989 |
Returned |
F Beutelrock,
Limassol, Cyprus |
Njord |
|
| |
Manchester Trader |
10 |
3348 |
Karyatein |
Karyatein, Hamburg,
Germany |
1980 |
1989 |
1989 |
1991 |
Returned |
Chartered 1989/91
Karyatein, Hamburg, Germany |
Altona |
|