HARDWICKE GRANGE / JAQUES

BUILT IN 1960 FOR THE HOULDER LINE.SHE WAS SISTER SHIP TO THE ROYSTON GRANGE.

IN 1972 SHE WAS PUT UNDER SHAW SAVILL AND ALBION LINE MANAGEMENT.

 THE ROYSTON GRANGE IN 1972 HAD COLLIDED WITH THE LIBERIAN TANKER 'TIEN CHEE' IN FOG IN THE INDIO CHANNEL OF MOTEVIDEO SHE WAS INCINERATED DUE TO THE CARGO OF BUTTER SHE WAS CARRYING AND THE OIL FROM 'TIEN CHEE'.SEVENTY FOUR PEOPLE DIED ON THE ROYSTON GRANGE, THE COMPLETE SHIP COMPLEMENT INCLUDING PASSENGERS AND OFFICERS WIVES AND CHILDEREN

EIGHT PEOPLE ABOARD 'TIEN CHEE' ALSO DIED. BOTH VESSELS WERE SCRAPPED

  IT WAS THEN DECIDED TO PUT HARDWICKE GRANGE UNDER SHAW SAVILL AND ALBION MANAGEMENT AS HER SISTER SHIP WAS NOT TO BE REPLACED.

IN 1977 SHE WAS SOLD TO A MONROVIAN COMPANY AND RE-NAMED 'JAQUES'.

SHE WAS SCRAPPED IN 1979 IN KAOHSIUNG.