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MV Baron Ardrossan
Entering Durban in 1973. Taken by John Trotter (Radio Operator). Geared Bulk Carrier Official Number: 335586 Call Sign: GOQX Tonnages: 14,508 gross 9,632 net 23,680 deadweight. Main Dimensions: 534.3 x 75.2 x 34.2 feet. Cargo Handling: Fitted with four electric hydraulic deck cranes of 16 tons SWL suitable for grab handling. Engines: Two 12 cylinder Ruston & Hornsby medium speed oil engines, 12,000 bhp 15 knots. October 1970: Completed by Haugesund Mekaniske Verksted, Haugesund (Yard No. 37) for H. Hogarth & Sons Ltd., Glasgow. Scottish Ship Management Ltd., Glasgow, managers. December 1973: Re-engined by Amsterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Amsterdam with two Stork Werkspoor Diesel 12 TM 410 Medium Speed Engines. 12,000 bhp 15 knots. 1981: Sold Hae Yung Shipping Co. Ltd. South Korean flag, renamed HAEYUNG EASTERN. 1986: August. Broken up at Busan, Korea.
Photo taken by I. Warner at the Neorion Drydock, Syros, Greece, May 1979. |
