Photographed heading for the Upper Pool of London on the 30th of June, 1968 is the Danish reefer FICARIA, one of a number of DFDS ships commonly known locally as the ‘’Bacon Boats’’ due to their reputed main Denmark-UK cargo.
1,811 grt; 2,401 dwt; eight passengers; 137,330 cu ft refrigerated cargo space.
Operator: DFDS – Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab A/S (The United Steamship Co Ltd), Copenhagen.
Built 1951 by Helsingør Skibs og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Helsingør, (Elsinore), Denmark. Yard no. 305.
Main engine: eight-cylinder, two-stroke Helsingør-Burmeister & Wain 8-50VF-90 developing 2,650 bhp at 240 rpm. Speed: 14.5 knots.
1972-sold to the Philippines, renamed SWEET LORD;
1974-renamed SWEET LAND.
1981-5th July wrecked off Sepoc Point, Maricaban Island.