La Hacienda and Other Stories
MV.Peterland :
Buries Owned: 1956 - 1959
Gross Tonnage: 2873
DWT: 4665
Overall Length: 327'
LPP: ?
Beam: 20'
Type: Cargo Ship
Engine: Diesel Triple Expansion 3 cyl
Number of Screws: 1
Speed (Kn) ?
Built: 1942
Lauch Date: 31.3.1942
Date of Completion: May 1942
Builder: Gray
Location & Yard No: West Hartlepool - 1131
Formerly: "Empire Caxton" 1942 - 1945 for Ministry of War Transport West Hartlepool
Renamed: "Letchworth" 1945 - 1956 for RS.Dalgliesh
Renamed: "Peterland" 1956 - 1959 for Sagaland Ltd and managed by Buries Markes Ltd
Renamed: "Pamit" 1959 - 1962 for A.Hakoussis & Co
Renamed: "Christos" 1962 - 1967 for T.Samourkas
Disposal Date: Wrecked off Kandeliusa Islands near Kos on 31.3.1967 and sank on 1.4.1967 at 36.32N/26.57E
I have only just discovered that Buries Markes managed this vessel for Sagaland Ltd from 1956 - 1959. My thanks to Colin Clarke who served on her in 1958 for bringing this to my attention and to Bill Jones for the photos. Through my research it appears that Buries had another vessel by the same name "Peterland" and managed her from 1959 - 1963. If there is anyone out there among you who served on either of these vessels, please let me know so that I can create new crew lists for them. Of course if you have any photos of your time on her that would be even better.
Empire Caxton" later known as "Peterland
Photo courtesy of Bill Jones
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