Southern Prince
Ship Number
1513
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
10
Launch Date
November 16, 1955
Launched By
Mrs M D V Wyatt
Delivered
March 8, 1956
Owner
Prince Line Ltd
Weight
7917 grt
BP Length
435 feet
Breadth
61 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
14 knots
Propulsion
Single Acting (S.A.) Diesel oil 2SA 5cy 600 by Harland and Wolff
Official No.
187361
Registered
London
Fate
Scrapped
Southern Prince

Sister of the Western Prince she was completed for Prince Line in March 1956.
 
In 1958 she was chartered to Shaw, Saville & Albion and renamed Medic until 1960 when she reverted to Prince Line and her original name.
 
She was briefly transferred to the Royal Mail Line in 1971 before being sold to Eastern Glory Enterprising Co. of Mogadishu who renamed her Argosy. The Eastern Glory Enterprising Co. was one of several companies set up by the Communist Chinese in Marxist Somali.
 
She was acquired by the Orient Prosperity Maritime S. A. of Panama in 1977 when her name was changed to Oriental Prosperity. Later in the same year she was sold to Topaz Maritime S.A. of Panama who renamed her Topaz.
 
On 6th March 1978 she arrived at Kaohsuing where she was broken up.