M/v TADEUSZ OCIOSZY?SKI ( B438/7 ) , SEMICONTAINER/ GENERAL CARGO - launched : 23-12-1975 , completed 30-04-1976 in Gda?sk ( Stocznia Gda?ska im. Lenina ) .
Maiden voyage commenced 10-05-1976 ( Gdynia - Far East ). In July 1991 renamed ( OCEAN BARBARA ) - chartered to SCANOCEAN .
1993 ( ?) came back to the oryginal name . 01-06-1993 tansferred to POL-AMERICA , in October 1997 again changed owners : POLOCEAN -S.Starzy?ski Shipping.
Scraped / demolished - July 1998 - Alang ( India )

Ship's Particulars.

Tonnage : 6964 / 10229 BRT , 3463 / 5500 NRT , 9512 / 11812 DWT
(1994 ) : 11455 GT , 5604 NT , 11812 DWT
Main dimmensions : 160.94 x 22.99 x 9.70 [m]
Number of cargo holds : 5
Number of containers [TEU] : 157 ( 104 inside , 53 on the hatchcovers );
Passengers capacity : 12
Propulsion : 1 x H.Cegielski - Sulzer 6RND90 ; 12806kW ( 17400hP)
Max speed : 21 knots
Class : PRS

Thank you very much, Allan, for your correction & clarification; I didn't thoroughly check (my lapsus in this case,, I should have previously double-checked!!) but I was initially guided with their appearance as "sister ships".
Kind regards /Jadran

Not strictly true Jadran, the 6 PLO vessels were type B438, the two converted at VL were type 444, which were all originally built for Brazilian owners.

Allan

Thanks jadran

Hi Mike,, two of them (sister ships) were later converted to Pure car carriers (PCC), renamed: Nopal Branco and Nopal Verde, for Lauritzen (NOSAC), Norway; conversion was performed at shipyard Viktor Lenac, Rijeka.
Best regards /Jadran


I must admit,, this is a really fine photograph!

Fast ship - rated at 21 knots
..there were six other sister ships in the P.O.L. fleet

Me too - such an array of deck gear too !!

Thanks Paulo - I agree nothing nicer than a pic of a general cargo ship underway!

What a beauty! I love this old cargo ships.