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"The Ships"

Ship Photos - page 8

featuring

Dry Cargo Ships

1978-07-097
"Kota Subur"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

View over Singapore's eastern anchorage. PIL's "Kota Subur" to the very right, - then at the bow is shown "Selatan Maju" and in the middle of the picture, - "Kota Bahagia", - another PIL ship.
"Kota Subur" was built in 1951 as "Wendover" for British flag. Dwt.: 8590 t., - Loa.: 134,3 m., - Beam: 19,6 m., Propulsion: Steam Turbine, - 17,5 kn.
Renamed "Wenchow" in 1964 and "Kota Subur" in 1975, - and scrapped in 1978.

1978-03-1-Web-Wreck
"Globe Star"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

Here pics of the wreck of "Globe Star", - on the reef outside Mombasa -, photographed in March 1978.
This is ex. Palm Lines "Burutu Palm", commissioned in 1952, DWT.: 8441, - LOA.: 137.7 m., - Beam: 17,6 m., - Propulsion: Diesel, - 11 Knots
Renamed: "Tyhi" 1967, - "Globe Star" 1973, - and wrecked off Mombasa in 1973.

1978-03-2-Web-Wreck
"Globe Star"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

1978-03-3-Web-Wreck
"Globe Star"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

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1973-19-005
"Maya Timor"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

Commissioned in 1952 as Japanese "Awata Maru", - and here photographes in Kobe, Japan, as "Maya Timor" in 1973
DWT.: 9756 tons, - LOA.: 150,9 m., - Beam: 19,1 m, - Propulsion: 2 Diesels, - 16 Knots
Renamed 1973 to "Maya Timor", - Scrapped 1975.

1973-19-002
"Martha Bakke"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

Norwegian classic, -"Martha Bakke" -, photographed in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour in 1973.
Commissioned in 1960, - DWT.: 11050 tons, - LOA: 170,1 m., - Beam: 21,7 m., - Propulsion: Diesel, - 19 knots.
Renamed 1983 to "Knut Supporter", - and scrapped in Nantong 1985.

1973-17-009
""Nanwu"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

Commissioned in 1953 as "Neckarstein", - and here photographed in Hong Kong as "Nanwu" in 1973
DWT.: 10280 tons, - LOA.: 161,2 m., - Beam: 19,3 m, - Propulsion: Steam turbine, - 17,5 Knots
Renamed "Nanwu" in 1973, - and scrapped in 1985.

1973-18-045
"Sally Maersk"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

Classic Danish dry cargo ship of A. P. Møller, - Copenhagen, Denmark.

Built in Denmark in 1954, - DWT.: 9750 tons, - LOA.: 151,5 m., - Beam: 19,5 m., - Propulsion: Diesel, - Speed: 18 Knots, - Scrapped in 1978.

1973-18-046
"Sally Maersk"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

1973-18-047
"Sally Maersk"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

1973-18-048
"Sally Maersk"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

1973-18-048
"Kota Sentosa" in Hong Kong, - 1973
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

Built in UK as "Chantala" in 1950, - DWT.: 9660 tons, - LOA.: 147,7 m., - Beam: 19,2 m., - Propulsion: Diesel, - Speed: 14,5 Knots.

Renamed "Kota Sentosa" in 1971, - and scrapped in 1974.

1973-18-067
"Thomas Lynch" in Hong Kong, - 1973
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

Built in USA as "Korean Bear" in 1955, - DWT.: 12700 tons, - LOA.: 171,8 m., - Beam: 23,2 m., - Propulsion: Steam Turbine, - Speed: 20 knots.

Renamed "Korea Bear" in 1963, - and "Thomas Lynch" in 1973. Scrapped in Kaohsiung in 1980.

1973-18-078
Victoria Harbour, - Hong Kong in 1973.
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

The nearest ship cannot be accurately identified, but it is of course a Wilh. Wilhelmsen ships in Barber Lines colours.

The second ship is "Great Victory".
Built in 1953 to Japanese flag as "Victoria Maru". DWT.: 10249 tons, - LOA.: 151 m., - Beam: 19,0 m.,- Propulsion: 2 Diesels, - Speed: 16 knots.
Renamed "Great Victory" in 1973, - and scrapped in Kaohsiung in 1978.

The third ship cannot be accurately identified, but she could be either "Pablo Everett" or "Ramon Everett", - two ships aquired from Sweden in 1968, - ex. "Vegaland" from 1952 and ex. "Vasaland" from 1951.

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A series of pics with "Carl Offersen"

Film-12E-Frame-01-1974
"Carl Offersen"
Photographed somewhere in the South China Sea in 1974
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

Danish cargo ship of Rhederi M. Jebsen, Aabenraa, Denmark
Delivered in 1966, - DWT.: 7040, - LOA.: 127,4 m, - Beam: 16,6 m, - Propulsion: Diesel, - 15,5 knots
Renamed "Gemini" in 1979, - "Mary Chios" in 1985, - and scrapped in 1985

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1979-09-025
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)

"Lloyd Mandu":
Built 1979 for Brazil, - Dwt.: 14650, - Loa.: 160 m., - Beam: 21,4 m.,- Propulsion: Diesel 17,5 knots, Renamed "Prometheus" 1991, - scrapped 2001.

"Avanti":
Built as "Brunskoog" in 1964 for Germany, - Dwt.: 5065 t., - Loa.: 135,2 m.,, - Beam: 16,9 m., - Propulsion: Diesel, - 21 knots.
Renamed "Rosaria" in 1972, - "Taro" in 1977, - and "Avanti" in 1979. Wrecked by fire 1980.

Weser Seebeck Typ 36L Standard Ship:
Many ships of this type built between 1969 - 1980 at various yards. Dwt.: 16251 tons, - Loa.: 149,8 m., - Beam: 21,1 m. Propulsion: Diesel, - 16,5 Knots.

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