Ships Photography
- featuring ships From the following
time period -
1970 - 1979
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1974-03-023
"Sun Flower"
Photographed in the Japanese
inland sea in 1974
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
Built by Kawasaki for Japanese
flag in 1972. DWT.: 3710, - LOA.: 185 m., - Beam: 24 m., - Propulsion:
2 diesels, - 24,5 knots.
Here "Sun Flower" again in
B & W.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
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"Stolt Norness" Class
Commissioned: Four ships,
1970 - 1971
Builders: Boelwerft,
Belgium
Deadweight: 17.550 -
18.821 LT.
Length overall: 158,5
M
Breath, max.: 22,13 M
Draft: 31 feet
1979-08-099
"Stolt Norness", - the first
"state of the art" chemical carrier
Photographed in Houston, Sept.
1979
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
1979-08-100
"Stolt Norness"
Photographed in Houston, Sept.
1979
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
1979-09-003
"Stolt Norness"
Photographed in Houston, Sept.
1979
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
1979-09-006
"Stolt Norness"
Photographed in Houston, Sept.
1979
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
1981-07-017
"Stolt Norness" leaving Magellan
Strait in 1981
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Chemical tanker completet in
1970, - DWT.: 18130, - LOA.: 158,6 m, - Beam: 22,2 m, - Propulsion:
Diesel - 15 knots
Renamed "Turpial" in 1982,
- Scrapped in 1992.
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1972-07-047
"Hiratsuka Maru"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Japanese bulk carrier "Hiratsuka
Maru" photographed in the Panama canal in 1972.
Launched and commissioned:
1970, - DWT.: 26682, - LOA.: 175,5 m, - Beam: 25,5 m, - Propulsion: 1 Diesel,
- 14,5 Knots
Renamed: 1984 "Hoyu Pacific",
- 1984: "Pantanassa", - 1993: "Elena A", - Wrecked in 1994.
1972-08-059
"Kaien Maru"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Commissioned in 1970, - here
photographed in the Malacca Strait in 1972
DWT.: 205955 tons, - LOA.:
312,7 m., - Beam: 50,9 m., - Propulsion: Steam Turbine, - 15 Knots.
Renamed "Mobil osprey" in 1976,
- and scrapped in Taiwan in 1979.
1972-08-060
"Mobil Progress"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Commissioned in 1971, - and
here photographed, - most likely -, in the Malacca Strait in 1972
DWT.: 215002 tons, - LOA.:
326 m., - Beam: 48,2 m., - Propulsion: Steam Turbine, - 16 Knots.
Renamed: 1981 "Yanbu Progress",
- 1988 "Trade Independence", - 1992 "Eman", - and scrapped 1993.
1972-07-034
"Southward"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Norwegian passenger/RORO
ferry "Southward" photographed off Curacao in 1972.
Launched and commidssioned
1971, - Tons: 16607, - LOA.: 163,4 m, - Beam: 22,8 m, - Propulsion: 2 Diesels,
- 21,5 knots
Converted to cruise ship in
1977, - renamed in 1995 "Seawing"
1972-08-021
"Emma Jebsen"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Denmark's last China trader
of M. Jebsen & Co. Aabenraa, - photographed off Nouadhibou in 1972
Launched & commissioned:
1972, - DWT.: 7519, - LOA.: 125 m, - Beam: 17,3 m, - Propulsion: 1 Diesel
6000 bhp, - 17 Knots.
Renamed: 1979 "Triumph", -
1979 "Triump Orient", - 1983 "Zuhal K.", - 1990 "Su Xin", - scrapped in
India 1998.
(Note: See many more pictures
of "Emma Jebsen" HERE
)
1972-08-071
A "MINI" class feeder container
ship.
Photographed "somewhere" in
the Far East in 1972
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
This is one of quite a big class of small feeder container ships, - maybe 30 or more. They were built from 1969 - 1975 at various japanese yards and carried various flags. The ship shown on this picture is one of about 8 chartered by United States Lines for service in the Far East, but it is unknown which one it is. They were named like "American Ming", - "American Mini", - "American Minx" , - and so on.
Commissioned: 1969 - 1975
DWT.: About 3000 - 3200
LOA: 65,5 m.
Beam: 15,3 m.
Propulsion: 2 Diesels, - 10,5
knots
1982-02-016
"Kyoten Maru"
Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Japanese cargo ship commissioned
in 1970, - and here photographed in the Malacca Strait in March 1982.
DWT.: 13550 tons, - LOA.: 141,3
m, - Beam: 20,0 m, - Propulsion: Diesel, - 14,5 Knots
Wrecked and sank a few months
later, - May 25.1982 -, after hitting a reef in the Coral Sea.
1973-15-060
"Cerco"
Photographed in Hong Kong's
West lamma Channel in 1973.
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
"Cerco" , -hydrofoil for the
Hong Kong - Macau run -, built 1972
Tons: 109, - LOA.: 25,2 m.,
- Beam: 8,4 m., - Propulsion: 2 diesels, - 30 Knots
Renamed: "Angel
No. 7" in 1981.
1973-15-062
"Flying Dragon"
Photographed in Hong Kong's
West lamma Channel in 1973.
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
"Flying Dragon", -hydrofoil
for the Hong Kong - Macau run -, built 1971. Tons: 129
1973-17-009
"Flying Sandpiper"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Hydrofoil "Flying Sandpiper"
in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, - the freighter in the background is the
"Nanwu"
Commissioned 1972, DWT.: 65
tons, - LOA.: 28,7 m., - Beam: 10,7 m
1973-17-009 (2)
"Flying Sandpiper"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
A close up of above photo
1973-17-092
"Balsa"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Hydrofoil ferry "Balsa" photographed
in Hong Kong. Built by Hitachi, Japan, in 1971, - Tons: 131
1973-18-065
"Balsa"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Hydrofoil ferry "Balsa" photographed
in Hong Kong. Built by Hitachi, Japan, in 1971, - Tons: 131
1981-flm-01-Frame-11-ClaraMaersk
"Clara Maersk"
- another photo of "Clara Maersk"
in the Red Sea in 1981
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
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Indian Navy Replenishment Tanker
Commissioned: 1975
Displacement, tons: 6785 light,
- 15828 full
Dimensions: 168,4 x 23 x 8,2
metres
Propulsion: Steam Turbine,
16.500 shp, 1 shaft, - 18,5 knots.
Helicopters: 1
Complement: 169
1987-March-Frame-23-Shakti-A57
"Shakti" A 57
Photographed at Bombay 1987
(Photography ©
Karsten Petersen)
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Left to right: "Lloyd
Mandu" - "Avanti" and an unknown Weser Seebeck Typ 36L dry cargo standard
ship.
Photographed in Santos, Brazil
,1979.
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
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