|
FAIRSKY - IMO 5111622
| Photographer: | Gordy [View profile] | Title: | FAIRSKY | Added: | Sep 24, 2012 | | Captured: | | IMO: | 5111622 | Hits: | 984 | | Photo Category: |
Passenger Vessels | | Description: | FAIRSKY
1941 Laid down as C3 Cargo Liner STEEL ARTISAN
1941 Launched as USS BARNES - AVG 7 -Bogue class
1942 Completed as Escort Carrier HMS ATTACKER D02 for RN
1943 Salerno Landings - Operation Avalanche
1944 South of France Landings - Operation Dragoon
1944 Aegean Operations
1945 East Indies
1946 returned to USN and sold for conversion to Cargo Liner
1952 CASTEL FORTE
1957 FAIRSKY
1958 converted to passenger ship
1959 FAIR SKY - 1964 FAIRSKY - 1978 PHILIPPINE TOURIST
Disposal Data:
fire at Manila 3.11.79 & bu Hong Kong 27.5.80
Photo Credits: The William T Barber Collection
Cheers and GB
gordy |
|
|
| | | Vessel type: | Passengers Ship | | Gross tonnage: | 12,463 tons | | Summer DWT: | 14,170 tons |
|
| | |
© Chris Howell
|
© Chris Howell
|
© Chris Howell
|
Photo Comments (4)
Comments sorting method :
|
A ship with a great history....Thanks Gordy & Chris, for the postings..certainly a "looker". |
|
and what's remarkable about this good looking immigrant ship was it's post-war conversion by Sitmar, another nice post! mrdot. |
|
Gordy a great photo of one of my favorite ships. IMO is 5111622. Cheers |
Please Login to add a comment !
|
 |
;){kind=link}