Small snapshot of Ropner's 'Rudby' at Lyttelton, c.1950
Rudby
Built: 1944 Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard Inc. Baltimore, U.S.A.
Tonnage: 7,219grt
Owners: Ropner Sg.Co. Ltd
1944: Completed as 'Samtay' for the U.S. War Shipping Admin.
Bareboat chartered to M.O.T. London, Blue Star Line mgmt...