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1977-07-081
The "Gulf Mackenzie" in the Welland Canal, Canada, - 1977
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1977-07-080
The "Gulf Mackenzie" leaving No. 1 lock in the Welland Canal, Canada, - 1977
Waiting to enter the lock is Great Lake bulker "V. W. Scully", - and Chemical tanker "Stolt Crown"
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1977-08-027
The "Lakeshell" navigating the Great Lakes, Canada, - 1977
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1977-08-028
The "Lakeshell" navigating the Great Lakes, Canada, - 1977
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

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1977-13-078
Gas tankers during construction at Avondale Shipyard.
"El Paso Savannah", - left -, and "El paso Cove point", - to the right.
Photographed in 1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

Next a series of pics taken in 1978 while passing the Avondale Shipyard near New Orleans.
During that time Avondale was building a series of gas tankers, - very expensive ships -, but apparently they did not have long lives as gas tankers. They had a very short service life, - was soon scrapped or converted to other purposes, - but impressive ships they were indeed.

1978-09-037
A very expensive trio of advanced gastankers under construction.
From left to right: "El Paso Columbia", - "El Paso Cove Point" and "El Paso Savannah"
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1978-09-039
A very expensive trio of advanced gastankers under construction.
From left to right: "El Paso Columbia", - "El Paso Cove Point" and the stern section of "El Paso Savannah"
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1978-09-040
A closer look at "El Paso Savannah"
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1978-09-041

A closer look at "El Paso Columbia" and "El Paso Cove Point" at Avondale Shipyard
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

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1979-09-018
"Mary Ellen"
Photographed on the Mississippi, - Oct. 1979
Built in Japan at Kawasaki, Kobe in 1964 as "Yoshinogawa maru". Renamed "Mary Ellen Conway" in 1976, and became "Mary Ellen" in 1977.
Dwt.: 71791 tons, - Loa.: 235 m, - Beam: 36,6 m, - Propulsion: 1 Diesel engine, - 15,5 knots.
Scrapped in Chittagong in 1989.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1979-09-019
"Texaco Maine"
Photographed on the Mississippi, - Oct. 1979
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

Launched from Bethlehem, Sparrow's point, USA in 1959 as "Maine"
Dwt.: 46442 tons, - LOA.: 224,4 m, - Beam: 31,2 m, - Propulsion: Steam Turbine, - 16 knots.
Renamed "Texaco Maine" in 1960, and renamed agian to "Ayer Biru" in 1989. Finally scrapped in 1993.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

"Andrea"
I believe that this is the former "Ryoyo Maru", built in Japan, 1973
Renamed 1987: "Andrea", - 2001: "Irene", and 2004: "Sun" and "Moon I", - Scrapped in 2004.
Photographed in Bintulu, Phillippines May 1995.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

"Bro Glory"
Small tanker built in Holland in year 2000, - Dutch flag
DWT.: 6535, - LOA.: 103,46 m, - Beam: 15 m.
Photographed in Lillebælt, Denmark, on July 22. 2008
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

"Bro Glory"
- another view of "Bro Glory" -
Photographed in Lillebælt, Denmark, on July 22. 2008
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

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"Shellnave"

Here comes a series of pics of a real oldtimer, - the tanker "Shellnave"-, which was still going strong when I photographed her in 1979.
She was launched in 1927 from Amstrong Whitworth, UK, as the "San Claudio", but was renamed in 1949 to her present name: "Shellnave".
Tons: 2712, - Length: 92,9 meters, - Beam: 15,6 meters, - Speed: 9,5 knots
She was eventually broken up in Buenos Aires 1n 1983 after 56 years service.

Please enjoy my series of pictures of this fine old ship, as she entered Doc Sud in Buenos Aires in late October 1979.

1979-09-031
"Shellnave"
"Shellnave" in Doc Sud, - Buenos Aires -, photographed in Oct. 1979
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1979-09-032
"Shellnave"
"Shellnave" in Doc Sud, - Buenos Aires -, photographed in Oct. 1979
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1979-09-033
"Shellnave"
"Shellnave" in Doc Sud, - Buenos Aires -, photographed in Oct. 1979
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1979-09-034
"Shellnave"
"Shellnave" in Doc Sud, - Buenos Aires -, photographed in Oct. 1979
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1979-09-035
"Shellnave"
"Shellnave" in Doc Sud, - Buenos Aires -, photographed in Oct. 1979
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1979-09-036
"Shellnave"
"Shellnave" in Doc Sud, - Buenos Aires -, photographed in Oct. 1979
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1979-09-037
"Shellnave" and "Stolt Avance"
"Shellnave" in Doc Sud, - Buenos Aires -, photographed in Oct. 1979
To the right in the picture the tank deck of Stolt tanker "Stolt Avance", - just to show the contrast between old and modern tankers.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)

1972-08-056
"Burmah Lapis"
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

Great old tanker photographed in the Malacca Straith, - unknown date, but most likely in 1972.
Built 1953 as "Petro Emperor", - Dwt.: 38239 tons, - LOA.: 205,1 m., - Beam: 28,2 m., - Propulsion: Steam Turbine, - 16 Knots.
Renamed 1967 "Gorgona", - 1970 "Dorcas", - 1971 "Burmah Lapis" , - and scrapped in 1979.

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"Kinna Dan"

Here a special series of pics of motor tanker "Kinna Dan" of J. Lauritzen, - Copenhagen, Denmark.
I write "special", because when this ship came out in 1966, she was a sensation!
Today you can only smile about that, but in those days she was in fact the biggest ship in Denmark! And BIG she was, - an amazing 72100 TDW!
WoW!!! That was BIG! Really BIG!
Therefore, - when "Kinna Dan" arrived to deliver oil to a local power plant, I simply had to go there in order to have a closer look at this "giant" of a ship!
But as mentioned, - today you can only smile when thinking back to those days, - and it really shows how fast time passes, because today nobody would raise an eyebrow if they saw a tanker with a modest dead weight of only 72100 tons! But in those days it was a BIG ship - - - -

Photographed in 1972 at the power plant at Skaerbaek near Kolding, Denmark.
Commissioned in 1966, - DWT.: 72100 tons, - LOA.: 240,6 m., - Beam: 36,1 m., - Propulsion: Diesel, - 16,5 Knots.
Renamed 1n 1977 to "Halki", - and scrapped in Kaohsiung in 1984.

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1981-01-Frame-14
"Chevron Madrid"
- waiting with many other ships at Suez to pass the canal -
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)

Built in Belgium 1961 as "Caltex Madrid" for Dutch flag. DWT.: 48211, - LOA.: 223,8 m, - Beam: 32,2 m, - Propulsion: Steam turbine, - 15,5 knots.
Renamed "Chevron Madrid" in 1969, - and scrapped in Kaohsiung 1981.

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