ZIRA / VOSGES / GALIA CARMEL

ZAIDA WAS OWNED BY THE P & O COMPANY  OFFICIAL, BUT HAD BEEN ORIGINALLY ORDERED BY THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, SHE WAS THE SISTER SHIP TO ZAIDA  ( WHO HAD BEEN BUILT FOR THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO ) HER NUMBER WAS 358491  AND SHE WAS A VESSEL OF 6.088 TONS AND HAD BEEN BUILT-IN 1971  AT THE SUNDERLAND YARDS OF SWAN HUNTER. SHE HAD A SERVICE SPEED OF 18 KNOTS. SHE WAS RE-NAMED VOSGES WHEN CHARTERED TO AN ISRAELI COMPANY.SHE WAS RE REGISTERED UNDER THE HONG KONG FLAG IN 1984. IN 1986 SHE AND HER SISTER SHIP WERE BOTH SOLD TO OFER BROTHERS OF ISRAELI AND SHE WAS RE-NAMED GALIA CARMEL.SHE HAD BEEN CHARTERED TO THE CRUSADER LINE WHEN STILL UNDER THE NAME OF ZIRA.