Palm Trader was a cargo ship. Built by John Readhead & Sons, South Shields for Cunard, it subsequently operated for Stateships and other shipping lines.

History

Built as the Media by John Readhead & Sons, South Shields for Cunard, the ship was delivered in October 1963. In June 1971 it was sold to Stateships and renamed Beroona after being modified at the Taikoo Dockyard, Hong Kong.

In 1976, the Beroona was withdrawn from North West Australia services and began operating to Western Port and Burnie.

In December 1978 it was sold to the Seaforth Investment Trust, Monrovia, being resold to Greece and renamed the Palm Trader. It caught fire on 18 October 1983 while anchored at Bandar Abbas, It was declared write off and in 1987 sank off Larak Island.