Steenbok

December.1959:Transferred to Springbok Line Ltd, London.

January.1960: Transferred to Springbok Shipping Co Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa and subsequently renamed STEENBOK.

1st July 1961: Company sold by B&C Shipping Co Ltd to South African Marine Corporation Ltd, Cape Town. Managers became Safmarine, and subsequently renamed SOUTH AFRICAN SEAFARER.

1966: Renamed S A SEAFARER.

1st July 1966: Stranded at Green Point in the entrance to Table Bay while on a voyage from Glasgow to Beira with a general cargo. She broke her back and became a constructive total loss. She was broken up in situ.

As South African Seafarer

Life after Springbok Line

Wrecked on Green Point - 1966

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

Steenbok

1950

Ex Clan Shaw (3)

1959 Transferred from Clan Line renamed Steenbok

1961 Transferred to Safmarine

8101

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

182140

Greenock Dockyard

Greenock

Parsons Marine

Wallsend

3 x Steam turbines

9400 SHP

1

Master

Date

Left

Destination

L C Higgins

4/1960

Rotterdam

S Africa

F Harris

8/1960

Rotterdam

S Africa

R B Linsley

5/1961

Rotterdam

S & E Africa

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