Michael Drewery
collection
Oldies
A selection of general cargo vessels.
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The 1951 built "Atreus" of Blue Funnel Line berthed in Queen Elizabeth dock
Hull on 19/02/1976.
Sold & renamed "United Valiant" in 1977 & sold thus to Taiwan 'breakers
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp. & arrived Kaohsiung 23/2/79.
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 Ben Line's "Bencruachan" seen
arriving at King George dock, Hull on 24/05/1969.
Built in 1968, after quite a short life of just 12 years (possibly because of her steam
machinery), she was sold
for scrap to Taiwan shipbreakers, departing Okinawa 29/4/80 and arrived at Kaohsiung prior
to 3/5/80.
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 Another Ben boat, the "Benstac"
also seen arriving at King George dock, Hull on 28/06/1969.
Sold and renamed "John P" in 1982. Later lost thus, 17/4/85 when she sank after
an explosion after water
entered her engine room on passage Buenos Aires/Lobito.
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 The Alianca owned "Botafogo"
arriving at King George dock, Hull on 17/04/1982.
Sold and renamed "Forum Hope"in 1983. Finally sold for scrap thus to Chinese
shipbreakers during 2/1986.
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 Clan Line's "Clan Alpine" seen
departing King George dock, Hull on 10/07/1979.
Finally sold for scrap as "Pacific Amber" to Taiwan 'breakers, arrived Kaohsiung
2/5/84 from Singapore Roads where she'd been laid up since 11/12/82.
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 Seen arriving at King George dock, Hull on
24/07/1968, P&O's 1951 built "Comorin" was renamed
"Pando Cove" in 1968 and eventually sold for scrap thus 22/3/72 to Spanish
shipbreakers, Ferrobuques for demolition at Bilbao.
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 Two views of the 1966 built
"Eka Daya Samudera", above arriving at King George dock, Hull on 15/05/1980
and below .sailing from King George dock, Hull on 28/08/1981.
She was sold for scrap to Taiwan shipbreakers, Tai Yuan Steel & Iron Co., arriving at
Kaohsiung, 31/3/1984.
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The Egyptian Navigation Company's "El Mansoura" arriving at King George dock,
Hull on 30/05/1982.
Sold for scrap to Egyptian shipbreakers at Alexandria and delivered previous to 31/1/99.
She was laid up with surveys overdue 10/1997.
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 Seen deaprting Immingham dock on
13/05/1988, the "Heliopolis Sky" was sold for scrap thus to Indian shipbreakers
and arrived at Mumbai (Bombay), 29/3/02.
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 Hapag Lloyd had a regular service from
Hull to the Far East - here "Holsatia" is seen departing Hull on 14/04/1980. She
was
reflagged to Singapore and finally sold for scrap to Taiwan shipbreakers, Kuo Dar Steel
Enterprise Co., Ltd.
and arrived at Kaohsiung, 22/5/87. Work began there 5/6/87.
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 The Greek flagged "Iason" arriving
at King George dock, Hull on 04/04/1980.
1 of 8 sisters (believe the 3rd to complete after "Iktinos" &
"Finix"). Sold & renamed "Xingji" (or "Xin Ji") in 1985.
Reported as being sold for scrap thus in 1998.
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 Alianca's SD14 "Monte Alto"
departs King George dock, Hull on 04/08/1982.
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