Memoirs

The Arafura

by Robert Wyatt

The 8,754grt Arafura was built in 1954 by Barclay, Curle at Whiteinch for the Eastern & Australian SS Co. In 1970 she moved to British India Line and was renamed Tanda. On 4th May 1972 she arrived at Kaohsiung to be broken up by Tung Cheng Steel Corporation.
The 8,754grt Arafura was built in 1954 by Barclay, Curle at Whiteinch for the Eastern & Australian SS Co. In 1970 she moved to British India Line and was renamed Tanda. On 4th May 1972 she arrived at Kaohsiung to be broken up by Tung Cheng Steel Corporation.

The Eastern and Australian Shipping Companies new vessel Arafura (2), on her second trip to the Far East, departed Hong Kong in June 1955 for Yokkaichi, Japan.

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