| Name: | ROYAL PRINCE |
| Type: | Container Ship |
| Launched: | 17/10/1978 |
| Completed: | 09/1979 |
| Builder: | Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd |
| Yard: | Walker Yard |
| Yard Number: | 105 |
| Dimensions: | 1599grt, 1081nrt, 4280dwt, 104.2 x 16.5 x 5.7(draft)m |
| Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 3cyl (580 x 1220mm), 5500bhp |
| Engines by: | Doxford Engines Ltd, Sunderland |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 15.0knots |
| Reg Number: | 386300; (IMO: 7715458) |
| History: | |
| 09/1979 | Prince Line Ltd (Shaw Savill & Albion Co Ltd), London |
| 1984 | Renamed CITY OF OPORTO |
| 1985 | Renamed ROYAL PRINCE |
| 1985 | Gainset Shipping Inc, Monrtovia; renamed THAI JADE |
| 1989 | Renamed OOCL AMBITION |
| 1993 | Host Shipping Ltd, Panama; renamed HOST COUNTRY |
| 1996 | Jin Zhan Navigation Ltd, Panama; renamed JIN ZHAN |
| 1998 | Hasco Holdings Inc, Panama; renamed XIANG SHAN |
| 2001 | Renamed YONG HE |
| 2003 | Onto Star Shipping Co SA, Panama; renamed ONTO STAR |
| 2004 | Renamed LE YU QUAN |
| 2007 | Renamed QUAN |
| 24/03/2007 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 1984: Renamed CITY OF OPORTO on charter |
| 24/03/2007: Arrived at Chittagong for breaking up |
Above: ROYAL PRINCE & CROWN PRINCE ready for launching. Photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Newcastle Journal, Tuesday, 17/10/1978