TURAKINA / PATRICIA U / GULF REEFER / SINES

TURAKINA WAS LAUNCHED IN 1960, AND HAD BEEN BUILT AT THE BATRAM & SONS YARD AT SUNDERLAND. HER OFFICIAL NUMBER WAS 301224, SHE HAD A SERVICE SPEED OF 17 KNOTS AND WAS A VESSEL OF 7,707 TONS, SHE WAS A REFRIGERATED CARGO / LINER AND  HER OWNERS WERE THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO OF LONDON.

IN 1967 SHE WAS REGISTERED UNDER THE FEDERAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO ( WITH NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO AS MANAGERS ) AND SOMETIME AT THIS STAGE SHE WAS PLACED ON THE CRUSADER LINE CHARTER.

IN 1971 SHE WAS BEING MANAGED BY THE P & O GENERAL CARGO DIVISION.

IN 1973 SHE WAS OWNED BY THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

 IN 1977 SHE WAS SOLD TO UITERWYK LINE OF LIBERIA.

 IN 1978 SHE WAS RE-NAMED PATRICIA U.

 IN 1978 SHE WAS SOLD TO SPARTA SHIPPING ( GREECE ) SHE WAS SOLD AGAIN IN 1982 TO ANOTHER GREEK COMPANY ( ARMADORA ) WHO RE-NAMED HER GULF REEFER.

 SHE WAS SOLD IN 1985 TO A MALTESE COMPANY WHO RE-NAMED HER SINES.IN 1986

SHE WAS SOLD TO A CHINESE BREAKERS YARD AND SCRAPPED THE SAME YEAR AT HUANGPU.