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S.S. BASILISK, glass negative
Starboard Broadside view of S.S. BASILISK in Cardiff Docks, c.1948.
BASILISK (4323gt) : Built 1929 as JUNE by William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland, for H.Hannevig of Norway. 1932 – Sold to Essex Steamship Co Ltd., and renamed ESSEX OAK (managed by Meldrum & Swinson). 1933 – sold to Red “R” Steamship Co Ltd., and renamed RIDLEY (managed by Stephens, Sutton Ltd.). 1936 – Sold to Turnbull, Scott & Co., and renamed REDGATE. 1947 – Sold to J.German & Son, and renamed BASILISK. 1951 – Sold to Dai-ichi Kisen, Japan, and renamed MISSOURI MARU. 1964 – Sold to Fong Shing Hong, and renamed LOONG FONG. On 11th December 1967, she struck a submerged object and was beached at Diviacan Bay, Luzon. She was broken up at Kaohsiung in 1968. (theShipsList.com/EssexLine)