Eros
Ship Number
966
Vessel Type
Fruit Carrier
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
6
Launch Date
January 9, 1936
Launched By
Mrs Maxton
Delivered
April 8, 1936
Owner
Erin Steamship Co.
Weight
5888 grt
BP Length
410 feet
Breadth
54-6 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
16 knots
Propulsion
Triple expansion and Turbo Diesel
Official No.
163222
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Scrapped
Eros

[Print by Duncan of Gravesend]
Completed in April 1936 for Erin SS Co Ltd (Standard Fruit & SS Co), Belfast.
 
1939 transferred to Morant SS Co Ltd (M.A. Kerwin), London.
 
On 3 Nov 1940, the Eros in convoy WN-29 from Pentland Firth to Methil was bombed and damaged by German aircraft.
 
1947 registered in Canada for Eros Transport Co (Standard Fruit Co), Halifax. 1963 renamed Trangie for Rigryth Ltd, Sydney, NSW and 1964 registered in Panama.
 
Broken up in March 1968 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.