Singapore gained its independence from the United Kingdon in 1963 together with Malaysia and gained independence from
them two years later. This brought a drop in trade as Malay products were then shipped directly from their own country. Since
then the port has grown and grown and here we look at some of the ships using the port in the 1960s and 1970s.
Photos courtesy of Don Smith/phototransport.com

The 6,127grt Klias of the Straits Steamship Co. at Singapore in March 1975. She was built in 1950 by Scotts at Greenock as the Anking for China Navigation, joining the Starits Steamship Co. in 1970. On 7th September 1976 she was badly damaged after hitting the wharf in Singapore and was broken up in January 1977 at Hong Kong.

 

The 10,984grt Fuso Maru of Nippon Yusen KK anchored off Singapore in 1970 just after she was built by Mitsubishi at Kobe. On 3rd October 1985 she arrived at Kaohsiung to be broken up by Sing Cheng Yung Iron & Steel Co. after a very short career of 15 years.

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The 2,381grt Cherry Maju at Singapore in March 1975. She was built in 1954 by Amsterdam DryDock Co. as the Ville de Montreal for Cie Generale d'Armements Maritimes of Bordeaux. In 1963 she was transferred to Cie. Generale Transatlantique. In 1969 she joined Great Ocean Pte. Ltd. of Singapore and was renamed Great Ocean, and in 1973 she moved to Lian Soon Shipping & Trading as Cherry Maju. On 30th June 1980 she was wrecked at Karwar, south of Mormugao, India while on a voyage from Bahrain to Colombo.

 

The 4,324grt Changte of the Australian Oriental Line at Singapore in the 1960s. She was built in 1925 by Hong Kong and Whampoa Shipyard at Kowloon. She was broken up at Hong Kong in July 1961.

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