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Name: TOWER PRINCESS
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 03/04/1969
Completed: 01/05/1969
Builder: Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Yard: Willington Quay
Yard Number: 302
Dimensions: 200grt, 162nrt, 428dwt, 137.5 x 25.4 x 8.9ft
Engines: Oil engine, 4SA, 8cyl (6.5 x 7.25in), 340bhp
Engines by: Rolls Royce Ltd, Shrewsbury
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 337199
History:
05/1969 Tower Shipping Ltd, London
1981 Matthew Ship Chartering, Georgetown; renamed BRAC EXPRESS
1989 Naviera Brac Express, San Lorenzo; renamed G & S EXPRESS
12/05/1990 Sank
Comments: 12/05/1990: Sank off the north coast of Cuba
on a voyage from Miami to Haiti


Above photo copyright of the Wallsend News, courtesy of John Dobson

Above photo copyright of Charlie Hill