Onitsha
Ship Number
1448
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
7
Launch Date
January 29, 1952
Delivered
June 5, 1952
Owner
Elder Dempster Lines Ltd
Weight
5802 grt
BP Length
415 feet
Breadth
62 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
13.5 knots
Propulsion
Single Acting (S.A.) Diesel
Official No.
185435
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Scrapped
Onitsha

Was on the general European, West African, United States trade. Named after the city of Onitsha in Nigeria.
 
Sold to Empros Lines, Greece, renamed Amvourgon  in 1972, she suffered a fire in Canadian waters in January 1975 and was towed to Santander to be broken up, arriving there on 29 May 1975