Obuasi
Ship Number
1449
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
19
Launch Date
June 24, 1952
Delivered
November 12, 1952
Owner
Elder Dempster Lines Ltd
Weight
5883 grt
BP Length
415 feet
Breadth
60 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
13 knots
Propulsion
Single Acting (S.A.) Diesel
Official No.
185449
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Stranded - Constructive Loss
Obuasi

In the Kylsant era (1909-1931) Elder Dempsters had pioneered deep sea-going diesel engines for for Obuasi, engineering director Alan Bennett having decided that a five-cylinder B&W single acting two stroke should be installed; it produced 3,750bhp and a service speed of 13 knots.
 
Sold 1972 to Anglo-Pacific SA, Hong Kong  (Anglo Eastern Shipping Co Managers) renamed Amoy,  registered in Mogadishu, Somalia
 
9th August 1972 standed near Cape Negrais, at mouth of Irrawaddy River, whilst on voyage from Penang to Calcutta, declared a constructive total loss.