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S.S. SEABOARD QUEEN, glass negative
Three quarter Port Bow view of S.S. SEABOARD QUEEN, entering Cardiff Dock, c. 1947/1948.
(7130gt) : “Victory” type vessel built 1944 as QUEENS PARK by West Coast Shipbuilders Ltd., Vancouver (managed by Seaboard Shipping Co Ltd., Vancouver). 1946 – Sold to Seaboard Shipping Co Ltd, Vancouver, and renamed SEABOARD QUEEN. 1950 – Sold to Cia. Maritima del Este SA, Panama, and renamed QUEEN (managed by Goulandris Bros. (Hellas) Ltd., Piraeus. 1960 – Renamed NIMOS (same owner). On the 14th January 1962, she was in a collision and sank in shallow water near Constanza, but was refloated two days later. 1964 – Sold to Marconcepto Cia Nav., Monrovia, and renamed MOUNT OTHRYS. On 11th June 1968, she became stranded near Port Okhra, India, while en route from Aqeba to Kandia, and was broken up in situ.