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VESLE MERIT - IMO 5378971

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Photographer:
Yvon Perchoc [ View profile ]
Captured:
Jul 20, 2002
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Mar 7, 2018
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Image Resolution:
3,000 x 2,004

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Coaster VESLE MERIT, moored in very poor conditions, in Castries Harbour (St-Lucia), on July 20th 2002.
She could be a former Norwegian whaler built in 1910, converted in coaster.

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Current name:
VESLEMARIT

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Vessel Type:
General Cargo
Gross tonnage:
99 tons
Summer DWT:
203 tons

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General cargo ships built before 1940 (Under 3000gt) - 2 photos

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She is resting at the bottom in that same area.

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Thanks David for IMO number and the ship history.
Regards,
Yvon

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The consensus on Ships Nostalgia back in 2007 is that this is indeed VESLE MERIT ex-VESLEMARIT ex-HAVØRN, converted to general cargo from a whaler in 1951
http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/84153/ (free enrolment required)
As HAVØRN http://www.lardex.net/framnesmekverksted/framnesskipstekst/1910havorn.htm

IMO 5378971
99gt 203dwt, 30.5 x 5.5 x (dr 3.7)m
built 1910 AS Framnaes Mekaniske Verksted, Sandefjord (Yd 81)
209bhp Alpha diesel fitted 1968

1970s owned by A/S Breisand, Kragerø, Norway
1980s Kjell Erik Karlsson, Sodertalje, Sweden
then to West Indies

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