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OK its time for the Friday night oldie. This time its a classic old British freighter seeing out her last years under the Greek flag - Almar
47 / 5,441gt (GRC) [ggc]
owner : Marveras Cia. Nav S. A.
built : Burntisland Shipbuilding Co.Ltd., Burntisland, GBR
yd # : 309
L - 09:12:1946, D - 05:1947
ex - Harpalion - 62 (GBR) - J. & C. Harrison [National S.S. Co. Ltd.]
76 > Ijesha Lion (PAN) - Kos International S.A.
77 - damaged by engine room fire, 14:06:1977, abandoned by her owners as c. t. l., intended to be scuttled off Abidjan. Taken over by bankrupcy committee and sold to Ekhardt & Co., Hamburg for demolition - resold to Spanish breakers, renamed Halli for voyage to Santander where she arrived 04:06:1979 in tow tug Dolphin X, 56/597
photo : Birkenhead, 06:1974
photo : Dr. Allan Ryszka-Onions 1974/2008
the near perfect reflections in the still waters of Birkenhead Docks almost give this picture a 2 for 1 qualification !!!!
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General cargo ships built 1940-1949 (Over 3000gt) - 7 photos
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Her 1974 voyage to the Mersey with a grain cargo started at Rio on April 28th, calling at Diamante May 4/9 and then Buenos Aires May 14/16. She arrived at Birkenhead on June 11th with a bunkering call at St.Vincent (Cape Verde Islands) on June 1st.
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what a lovely photo of that ex British oldie, really nice the reflections.
Gerolf
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