| Name: | RISELEY |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 20/09/1956 |
| Completed: | 01/1957 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1930 |
| Dimensions: | 6424grt, 3467nrt, 11230dwt, 470.9 x 61.3 x 26.2ft |
| Engines: | Oil engine, Doxford type, 2SA, 4cyl (600 x 2320mm), 3300bhp |
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Reg Number: | 186863 |
| History: | |
| 01/1957 | Thomasson Shipping Co Ltd (Stephens, Sutton Ltd), Newcastle |
| 1964 | Avon SS Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| 1967 | Galini Shipping Co SA, Piraeus; renamed GERANIA |
| 1973 | Seafire Shipping Co SA, Piraeus; renamed NATCREST |
| 16/06/1974 | Sank |
| Comments: | 16/06/1974: Sank after a collision with NEMA, 15 miles NxE of Ushant |
| On a voyage from Huelva to Rotterdam with a cargo of ore |
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Above photo as GERANIA is courtesy of Chris Howell