SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | MANCHESTER CHALLENGE |
| Type | Container |
| Yard Number | 1294 |
| Launched | 11/06/1968 |
| Completed | 10/1968 |
| Off. Number | 334288 |
| Engine builder | Crossley Premier Engineering, Manchester |
| Engine type | 2 x 4SA Pielstick |
| GRT | 11896 |
| Length (feet) | 529.9 |
| Beam (feet) | 63.9 |
| First owner | Manchester Liners, Manchester |
| History | 1978 OCEAN CONTAINER, Hong Kong Ocean Shipping Co., Panama |
| 1989 HANG FU, same owners | |
| 1989 MSC SUSANNA, Glavish International Corp., Panama (Mediterranean Shipping Co., Geneva) | |
| 1992 SWAN 1, same owner | |
| Fate | 25/05/1993 arrived at Chittagong for breaking. |
Fitting out at Smith's Quay
Awaiting sale in Manchester No.7 Dock, 20/12/1978, photo Mike Ridgard
.. and as MSC SUSANNA
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