FURNESS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY LTD., HAVERTON HILL
| Name | AFRICAN PRINCE |
| Type | Cargo |
| Yard Number | 307 |
| Launched | 31/07/1939 |
| Completed | 09/1939 |
| Off. Number | 167336 |
| Engine builder | W. Doxford & Sons, Sunderland |
| Engine type | 3-cyl 2SCSA |
| GRT | 4653 |
| Length (feet) | 421.8 |
| Beam (feet) | 56.7 |
| First owner | Prince Line (Furness, Withy & Co.), London |
| History | 1961 ARDMORE, Mullion & Co., Hong Kong (British flag) |
| 1965 KALI ELPIS, Craft Shipping Co., Gibraltar (British flag) | |
| 08/1966 engine trouble at Djibouti, no repair facilities, seized 14/10/66 pending payment; released 22/10/66 and left 27/10/66 for Aden under tow of SVITZER | |
| 28/03/1967 Laid up at Bombay, India | |
| Fate | 05/1969 sold by public auction to Steel Corporation of India Ltd., for demolition at Bombay |
| 09/1969 demolition commenced |
AFRICAN PRINCE in wartime (World Ship Photo Library)
... and as ARDMORE later in life
... and as KALI ELPIS
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