1976 S.A. JOHN ROSS, 1978 JOHN ROSS, 2003 SMIT AMANDLA

(sisterships: WOLRAAD WOLTEMADE, JOHN ROSS)
Registered: IMO 7385215 /(BMU)ON 43-19 /(VCT) ON 2106
2800 GRT - 2918 GRT, 875 NRT, L94,65m(85,65), B15,85m, D7,520m(8,62) - fifi, salv.
1 cpp, 2 rudders, bowthr. 800hp, 2x diesel 4tew V16cyl Mirrlees Blackstone type KVMR16, 19200bhp-14122kW-26200ihp total, sp 20kn, bp 210t

1975 -27/03: Launched by "John Brown & Hamer Ltd" at Durban (ZAF) (YN 29)
1976: delivered to "Safmarine - South African Marine Corp Ltd" at Capetown (ZAF)
(ZAF flag, c/s ZTOW)
1977 -10/06: To "Allamanda Ltd" at Hamilton, Bermuda, renamed JOHN ROSS
(BMU flag, regd Hamilton, ON 43-19)
1982: (ZAF flag)
1983: registered 1983 under "John Ross Corp" at Panama
(PAN flag)
1996: mentioned in L.R. as owned by "J.R. Tug Pty Ltd", mng "Pentow Marine Pty Ltd" at Kingstown
(VCT flag, c/s J8FB)
2000: mentioned in L.R. as owned by "Pearl Shipping & Navigation", mng "Smit Marine South Africa"
2003: renamed SMIT AMANDLA
(VCT flag, c/s ZTUG)