SWAN HUNTER SHIPBUILDERS LTD., HAVERTON HILL
| Name | SIR JOHN HUNTER |
| Type | Ore/oil/bulk carrier |
| Yard Number | 31 |
| Launched | 28/08/1973 |
| Completed | 01/1974 |
| Off. Number | 360975 |
| Engine builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Engine type | 2SA 8 cyl. Burmeister & Wain |
| GRT | 88404 |
| Length (feet) | 965.3 |
| Beam (feet) | 145.3 |
| First owner | Thornhope Shipping Co. Ltd. (Houlder Bros. & Co.), Liverpool (later Denholm Ship Management) |
| History | 1979 NORDIC CHALLENGER, Norbulk Shipping Co. Ltd., London |
| 1981 CAST KITTIWAKE, Cast Combination Carriers Ltd. (Denholm Ship Management), London | |
| 1983 KONA, Kona Shipholdings Ltd. (Denholm Bermuda Ltd.), Hong Kong | |
| 1988 EL CARIBE C, Eastern C Shipping Ltd., Hong Kong | |
| 1989 SAM HUNT, Kapellen Shipping Ltd. (Eurasia Shipping & Management), Hong Kong | |
| 1991 NAFSIKA M, Kykkos Navigation Co. Ltd., Limassol | |
| Fate | 27/05/1997 arrived at Chittagong for breaking. |
Launch day, collection Michael Green
From Harold Appleyard
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