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TOURCOING - IMO 5366203

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Malcolm Cranfield [ View profile ]
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Tourcoing
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Dec 5, 2016
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Wilh. Wilhelmsen of Oslo's 1947 built, 17 knot, TOURCOING is seen passing Portishead inbound for Avonmouth from Port Pirie exactly fifty years ago today, on 5th December 1966. After a similar voyage almost one year later she was sold at Oslo to Karageorgis, sailing as ARISTOGENIS on 16th October 1967 bound for Calcutta, so possibly with a charter back to Wilhelmsen.

She finally arrived at Kaohsiung on 10.3.73 for breaking.

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General cargo ships built 1940-1949 (Over 3000gt) - 3 photos

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Built by Kockums MV at Malmo, Sweden.
2 x Kockums MAN 2-stroke diesels giving 17.5 knts.
10 passengers.
First arrival in New Zealand at Auckland 04/05/1949 from Sydney.
Broken up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 10/03/1975

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A very nice sight, and date of picture.

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Wow Malcolm, just brilliant!
Thanks for posting
Jürgen

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Perfect symmetry!

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Those were the days!!

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Very good looking vessel!!

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