| Photographer: | Tony des Landes [View profile] | Title: | Buenos Aires | Added: | Sep 25, 2007 | | Captured: | | IMO: | Unavailable | Hits: | 1,197 | | Photo Category: |
General cargo ships built 1940 and before (Over 3000gt) | | Description: | Buenos Aires berthed at Napier Nov/Dec 1951. Built in 1928 as Argentino, she became Sudatlantico in 1931, Buenos Aires in 1939, Marita Thorden in 1952 and Merivakka in 1961 and was converted to a storage hulk. She also visited Napier as Marita Thorden in 1959 and again in 1960, and was one of the first ships to load logs at Napier.
This photo was taken by Austin Clark who has given permission to upload photos from his collection. |
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