Palm Line Ships List

From SN Guides

Introduction

This Guide has been set up to provide a list and basic information about of Palm Line ships.

This is a stub entry created on 16/10/07 and awaiting further updates from SN members with knowledge of Palm Line ships.

Ships of the Palm Line formed from the United Africa Co. in 1949.

• Benin Palm: 5,424grt, built 1936 as Ethiopian (2)
• Mendi Palm: 5,424grt, built 1936 as Leonian
• Kano Palm: 5,202grt, built 1936 as Guinean
• Volta Palm: 5,205grt, built 1936 as Liberian
• Gambian Palm: 5,452grt, built 1937 as Gambian (2)
• Takoradi Palm: 5,452grt, built 1937 as Takoradian
• Dahomey Palm: 4,876grt, built 1937 as Conakrian
• Opobo Palm: 6,082grt, built 1942 as Congonian (3)
• Kumasi Palm: 7,221grt, built 1943 as Kumasian(3)
• Oguta Palm (1): 7,221grt, built 1943 as Lafian (3)
• Ashanti Palm: 5,123grt, built 1947 as Ashantian (3)
• Lagos Palm: 5,120grt, built 1947 as Lagosian (2)
• Lokoja Palm (1): 5,135grt, built, 1947 as Zarian (3)
• Matadi Palm: 6,246grt, built 1948 as Matadian (2)
• Niger Palm: 5,202grt, built 1948 as Nigerian (3)

Other Palm Line Ships

• Burutu Palm: 5,410grt, built 1952
• Africa Palm (1): 5,415grt, built 1953
• Sapele Palm: 4,981grt, built 1953
• Tema Palm: 6,178grt, built 1953. 1960 renamed MAKURDI PALM
• Bamenda Palm (1): 5,042grt, built 1956
• Badagry Palm (1): 5,042grt, built 1956
• Elmina Palm: 5,356grt, built 1957
• Katsina Palm: 8,734grt, built 1957
• Andoni Palm: 5,802grt, built 1958
• Akassa Palm: 5,797grt, built 1958
• Enugu Palm: 5,328grt, built 1958
• Kano Palm (2): 8,723grt, built 1958
• Ibadan Palm: 5,658grt, built 1959
• Ilorin Palm: 5,658grt, built 1959
• Lobito Palm: 6,157grt, built 1960
• Lagos Palm (2): 6,256grt, built 1961
• Makeni Palm: 6,137grt, built 1961
• Ikeja Palm: 5,682grt, built 1961
• Ilesha Palm: 5,682grt, built 1961
• Matadi Palm (2): 8,870grt, built 1970
• Africa Palm (2) 10,008grt, built 1974
• Apapa Palm (1): 9,067grt, built 1976
• Apapa Palm (2): 9,417grt, built 1977
• Bamenda Palm (2) 11,223grt, built 1979
• Badagry Palm (2): 12,279grt, built 1979
• Lagos Palm (3): 15,575grt, built 1982
• Lokoja Palm (2): 15,576grt, built 1982
• Apapa Palm (3): 16,031grt, built 1986

External References

1. history of Palm Line by Laurence Dunn & P.M. Heaton (ISBN 18720006019)

Contributors

1. Original stub version created by SN Member Benjidog
2. First cut of ship information provided by SN Member Billy1963