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*Photinia* B187933. Launched 17 November 1960 at South Shields by J. Readhead & Sons Ltd. as hull no. 607 for Stag Line Ltd., North Shields. 479'8" x 60'3" x 25'6.5;" 7671 gt, 3946 nt; one 4-cylinder Doxford Diesel, 670mm x 2320mm, 4400-bhp, built by North East Marine Engineering CoLtd.
Chartered to British Insulated Callenders (Submarine) Cables Ltd. and converted to a cable-laying vessel to lay power cables across the Cook Strait, New Zealand, 1976-1978.
Grounded 14 May 1978 off Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, while anchored during a storm. Declared a total constructive lost, raised and towed to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, for removal of her engine, then towed to Lake Calumet, Chicago. Towed to Kewaunee, Wisconsin, 1979, and broken up, 1979-1983.
Shown at Lake Calumet, summer 1979 before her tow to Kewaunee.
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General cargo ships built 1960-1969 (Over 3000gt) - 2 photos
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Thanks for posting this fine pic!
Rgds,
AJ
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