FORDSDALE / OCEAN NEPTUNE / PACIFIC TRADER / ATLANTIC CONCORDE / JUI YUNG

BUILT IN 1924 AT THE COCKATOO ISLAND DOCKYARD, SYDNEY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT LINE. SHE WAS A VESSEL OF 9,949 TONS. FORDSDALE AND HER SISTER SHIP FERNDALE WERE BOTH ORIGINALLY REGISTERED IN SYDNEY.

 IN 1928 SHE WAS PURCHASED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE THEN PASSED TO THE ABERDEEN AND COMMONWEALTH LINE, WHICH  THEN CAME UNDER SHAW SAVILL & ALBION CONTROL IN 1932.

 SHE WAS SOLD IN 1952 AND RE-NAMED 'OCEAN NEPTUNE'.

SHE WAS RE-NAMED AGAIN IN 1954 TO 'PACIFIC TRADER'.

 IN 1956 SHE WAS SOLD TO A PANAMANIAN COMPANY AND  RE-NAMED 'ATLANTIC CONCORDE' .

 IN 1958 SHE WAS SOLD TO THE CHINA NATIONAL LINE AND RE-NAMED 'JUI YUNG'.

 SHE WAS SCRAPPED IN JAPAN IN 1959. THE SECOND PICTURE SHOWS CAPTAIN  F L OGILVIE, MASTER OF THE FORDSDALE, AND HIS OFFICERS ONBOARD FORDSDALE IN SYDNEY IN AUGUST 1924.CAPTAIN OGIVIE ALSO COMMANDED SHAW SAVILL & ALBION VESSEL'S   WAIMANA ( 1937 ) RARANGA ( 1939 ) AND THE ZEALANDIC ( 1941 )