However, - the "Gang Lei"
photographed in the beginning of 1973 -, must indeed be one of the oldest
surviving Liberty ships in active service.
1973-01-024
Liberty Ship, - "Gang Lei"
("Harbour Mine")
(A real Classic from WW2, now
under Chinese Flag, Photographed in Shanghai, China in 1973.)
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
1973-01-025
Liberty Ship, - "Gang Lei"
("Harbour Mine")
(A real Classic from WW2, now
under Chinese Flag, Photographed in Shanghai, China in 1973.)
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Kap San Diego"
Museum Ship in Hamburg, Germany.
(Photographed in Hamburg, Germany Sept.28.1995)
"Dagmar Skou"
- well known South American
trader, from Denmark, photographed in Callao in July 1981.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
Film-12E-Frame-03-1974
"Mexico Maru"
Photographed at anchor "somewhere"
in the Far East in 1974.
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Japanese cargo ship from 1952,
- DWT.: 11037, - LOA.: 156,2 m, - Beam: 19,4 m, - Propulsion: 2 diesels
- 16,5 knots.
Renamed "Chien Hui" in 1974,
- "Golden Bear" in 1975, - and scrapped in 1979.
Film-12E-Frame-08-1974
"Yoshinosan Maru"
- Japanese Freighter
photographed "somewhere" in the Far east
in 1974 -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
Completed in 1956, - DWT.: 10617,
- LOA.: 147,3 m, - Beam: 19,0 m, - Propulsion: Diesel - 15 knots.
Renamed "Unihope" in 1976,
- "Hope" in 1978, - "Good Hope" in 1979, - and scrapped in 1981.
Film-12E-Frame-21-1974
"New Tung Ming"
- Chinese Freighter photographed
in Keelung, Taiwan, 1974 -
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
Completed as Japanese "Hokuei
Maru" in 1957, - DWT.: 3574, - LOA.: 92,8 m, - Beam: 13 m, - Propulsion:
Diesel - 12 knots
Renamed: "Great Prosper" 1972,
- "New Tung Ming" 1972, - "Agios N" 1976, - "Anastasis" 1978, - and scrapped
in 1981
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Now follows a series of more
great ships from the misty past, photographed in the port of Kaohsiung,
Taiwan during 1974.
You do not see this type of
ship anymore, but in the seventies they were quite common, - and a joy
to look at!
"Hongkong Line"
Magnificent old cargo ship
flying the Panama Flag -, photographed in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1974.
This is the former Swedish
ship "Industria", launched in 1943.
Renamed "Slinde" in 1962, -
"Paragon" in 1965, - "Hongkong Line" in 1973 and "Gambela" in 1975, - and
ended in 1992.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
"Great Fortune"
- in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1974
-
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
Here the "Blue Jade" photographed
in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1974
(Former Australian ship "Woomera".)
- modified with new cranes
that does not look good on such an old ship -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
1974-Flm483-74-Frm24
"Justice"
(Photographed in Kaohsiung,
Taiwan, 1974
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
This great classic is the original
"Quebec", - built in Canada for French flag in 1948.
Dwt.: 4986 tons, - Loa.: 113,6
m, - Beam: 14,8 m, - Propulsion: Uniflow piston steam engine, - 10,5 knots
Renamed "Wing Soon" in 1967,
- "Tung Ho" in 1971, - "Justice" in 1973, - and scrapped in Kaohsiung,
Taiwan 1975
"Hwa Ling"
- obviously Chinese, but flying
the Panama Flag, - in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 1974 -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
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03-544-74-02
"Apollonian Champion"
Ex. "Arabian Reefer" -, of
J. Lauritzen, Copenhagen, Denmark, - here shown under Greec ownership
- photographed in the South
China Sea in 1974 -
Completed 1957 at Aalborg Vaerft,
Denmark, DWT: 5690, - LOA: 132,5 m, - Beam: 18,1 m, - Propulsion: 2 diesels
- 18 knots
Sold in 1973 and renamed "Apollonian
Champion", - renamed 1977 "Ocean Freezer", - Scrapped in Bombay 1980.
(Photography © Karsten Petersen)
"He Ping 38"
- Chinese steamer, - the name
means "Peace 38" -
Ex. polish built "Karwia" launched
1956,- renamed "Ho Ping 38" 1957,- "Zhan Dou 38" 1957, - and "He
Ping 38 in 1986.
- Photographed off Shanghai,
- China -, in Dec. 1986 -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)'
M/S "Floret"
- passing the Panama Canal
at Gaillards Cut in March 1985 -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Floret"
- passing Gaillards Cut in
the Panama Canal -
- photographed from "Constructors
Hill" in March 1985 -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Floret"
- in the middle of Gaillards
Cut, - Panama Canal -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Floret"
- finally through "The Cut"
between "Gold Hill" and "Constructors Hill" -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Saudi Palm"
- former German "Burgenstein"
of Norddeutcher Lloyds, - here owned by Saudi Arabia -
- photographed off Bombay,
- India -, Jan. 1982 -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Saudi Palm"
- former German "Burgenstein"
of Norddeutcher Lloyds, - here owned by Saudi Arabia -
- photographed off Bombay,
- India -, Jan. 1982 -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
Freighter "Macedon" off the
Australian coast.
- photographed in April 1985-
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
Freighter "Macedon" off the
Australian coast.
- photographed in April 1985-
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
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