SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | NEWCASTLE CLIPPER |
| Type | Refrigerated Cargo |
| Yard Number | 1322 |
| Launched | 20/11/1972 |
| Completed | 03/1973 |
| Off. Number | 357501 |
| Engine builder | G. Clark & N.E.M. Ltd., Sunderland |
| Engine type | 2 SCSA 9cyl. Sulzer |
| GRT | 6680 |
| Length (feet) | 461.6 |
| Beam (feet) | 59.3 |
| First owner | Rockhampton Shipping Co. Ltd. (North West Shipping Co.), Glasgow |
| History | 1973 Sovertur Shipping Co. Ltd. and others (same managers) |
| 1976 TROJAN STAR, Blue Star Line Ltd. (Blue Star Ship Management) | |
| 1980 CHIOS CLIPPER, Saful Navigation Inc. (Diana Shipping Agencies), Greece | |
| 05/02/1991 damaged by fire while loading at Puerto Limon (never repaired) | |
| 1992 FRIO CLIPPER, Blue Navigation Corporation, Greece | |
| 1994 ROMAN HURRICANE, Roman Hurricane Shipping Ltd., St. Vincent & Grenadines | |
| Fate | 12/04/1995 arrived at Aliaga for breaking |
Photo by Harold Appleyard
As CHIOS CLIPPER at Antwerp, by Markus Berger
as CHIOS CLIPPER 15/06/1989 in the New Waterway, by Patrick Hill
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