THORPE GRANGE / ST MERRIEL/JOO HONG / PAN TECK / LI-VA / SELAMAT SINDIA

BUILT IN 1954 BY BARTRAM& SONS IN SUNDERLAND. IN 1966 SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO ONE OF HOULDERS SUBSIDIARIES - SOUTH AMERICA SAINT LINE AND RE-NAMED "ST MERRIEL". IN 1971 SHE WAS LAID UP FOR A WHILE, REVERTING BACK TO HER ORIGINAL NAME. STARTED WORK  AGAIN IN 1972, BUT THIS WAS SHORT LIVED, SHE WAS RE-NAMED "ST MERRIEL" AND PUT UP FOR SALE. IN 1973 SHE WAS SOLD TO JOO HONG MARINE OF SINGAPORE AND RE-NAMED "JOO HONG". IN 1973 SHE WAS SOLD TO LI-TA SHIPPING, ALSO OF SINGAPORE  AND RE-NAMED "PAN TECK". IN 1977 SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE MALAY FLAG, AND RE-NAMED "LI-VA". LATER IN THE SAME YEAR SHE WAS HEARD TO BE LAID UP IN COLOMBO, UNDER THE NAME" SELAMAT SINDIA" (IT APPEARS TO HAVE NOT OFFICIALLY BEEN  REGISTERED UNDER THIS NAME) IN 1979 SHE WAS TOWED TO, AND SCRAPPED IN KAOISHUNG.