C A M I T O    1956
       
RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                                             THE OCEAN LINERS

 

Welcome to our Camito website celebrating this remarkable liner. This unique passenger cargo ship was the last Elders & Fyffes passenger ship and last of the banana boats. She was built by Alexander Stephen & Son Ltd, Glasgow in 1956 for service on the Southampton to the West Indies service. Her main trade was general cargo outbound and bananas on the return run. She was retired from service in 1973. By this time she was the last of the "banana boats" and her passenger traffic had been taken over by the airlines. She was scrapped in Taiwan.

This website aims to record the history of this fine British ocean liner and act as a virtual home to honour and commemorate this fine ship. We hope you enjoy this website and when you leave we hope you will visit again soon.


   

S.S. CAMITO

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~ The Last of Banana Boats ~









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Her Regular Service Route: Great Britain to the West Indies

Southampton to Barbados, Trinidad, Kingston, Port Antonio, Montego Bay, Oracabessa and Bowdin "West Indies" service.

"THE WEST INDIES SERVICE"

ELDER & FYFFES LTD, LONDON


 

(c) The AJN Transport Britain Collection 2007                                                                                                                                                                                 A Edward Elliott