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Thermopylae & Inchcastle - IMO 5358701
| Photographer: | Chris Finney [View profile] | Title: | Thermopylae & Inchcastle | Added: | Apr 07, 2008 | | Captured: | | IMO: | 5358701 | Hits: | 1,345 | | Photo Category: |
General cargo ships built 1940 and before (Over 3000gt) | | Description: | Wilhelm Wilhelmsen's Thermopylae, and Williamson & Coy's Inchcastle [IMO5160025] at No.1 Dock, Port Adelaide; August 1965.
Plenty has been written about the Norwegian beauty, but Inchcastle's history is a little more colourful.She was completed by Short Bros in January 1938 as the Anglo-Indian for The Nitrate Producers Coy. Survived World War II, r/n Tacoma City in 1948, then became Inchcastle in 1954. By the 1960's Inchcastle was a rat infested shocker.
R/n Lucky in 1966 and subsequently b/u at Kaohsiung in late 1969.
Photo: Frank Finney |
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| | | Vessel type: | Cargo | | Gross tonnage: | 7,262 tons | | Summer DWT: | 10,250 tons |
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© Chris Howell
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© Chris Finney
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Photo Comments (2)
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Hi Chris,
very intersting port scene, expecially with that really old vessel in the background. From the stern it must as well a pre second WW vessel.
Gerolf |
If that building in the background is the 'Birkenhead Tavern', people might be interested to know that it is still standing today!!
Another classic image.
Thanks, Mark |
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