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No sorry that's not the ship. This ship only wore the above colours for a spell in the latter part of it's life. If I say the Furness Withy group, that is another clue although how many companies were there in that Group? The yellow funnel was carried whilst this ship engaged in voyages within the Atlantic Ocean area rather than the Antipodes - 1973 period. I'll give the picture a week or two to attempt identity!
No sorry that's not the ship. This ship only wore the above colours for a spell in the latter part of it's life. If I say the Furness Withy group, that is another clue although how many companies were there in that Group? The yellow funnel was carried whilst this ship engaged in voyages within the Atlantic Ocean area rather than the Antipodes - 1973 period. I'll give the picture a week or two to attempt identity!
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You got me confused there! Yes it is Shaw Savill's Cretic/ Drina photographed in Montevideo. Royal Mail funnel but I sailed on her as Cretic. Dec 72 to Feb 73. London to Brazil / River Plate and return. Good ship and crew. I remember Capt J Rutter and C/O Pete Hunter were Royal Mail through and through. I would be interested to hear about the ship's period in RM colours - how long etc.
You got me confused there! Yes it is Shaw Savill's Cretic/ Drina photographed in Montevideo. Royal Mail funnel but I sailed on her as Cretic. Dec 72 to Feb 73. London to Brazil / River Plate and return. Good ship and crew. I remember Capt J Rutter and C/O Pete Hunter were Royal Mail through and through. I would be interested to hear about the ship's period in RM colours - how long etc.
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My records show the Cretic being transferred to Royal Mail as the Drina in 1972. She remained with them until 1977, when she was transferred within the Furness Withy group to Blackhall Shipping for sale. She then was sold to Lancaster Shipping of Singapore as United Vigour. She was scrapped at Kaohsiung at the end of 1978.
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