Busy day in Surrey Dock with NIOBE and SUERTE discharging circa 1963
NIOBE Built 1942 by Permanente as Andrew Furuseth
Renamed Niobe 1959
Owner: Cia Oceanica de Nav
GRT 7181, DWT 10865
Length 135, beam 17 metre
Single screw triple-expansion 11kts
Broken up 1967 Hirao 2242278

SUERTE Built 1957 by Mitsubishi as Batis
Renamed 1963 Suerte
Owner: Lisa Maritime Corp
GRT 10661, DWT 16155
Length 154, beam 20 metre
Single screw steam turbine 17kts
Stranded Doha, broken up Gadani Beach 1977 5425542