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GNIEZNO - IMO 5132676
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Photographer:Malcolm Cranfield [ View profile ]
Captured:Mar 16, 1973
Title:Gniezno
Location:Swansea, United Kingdom
Photo Category:General Cargo Ships Built 1950-1959 (under 3000gt)
Added:Apr 26, 2020
Views:369
Image Resolution:3,982 x 2,712
Description:
Polish Steamship Company's 1957 Szczecin built B32 type GNIEZNO is seen sailing from Swansea on 16th March 1973.
Later: 1978 TULUM (Tampa Steamship Lines, Georgetown, Grand Cayman)
Her last reported sailing was from Houston 27.1.81 - she was wrecked off Roatan
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Vessel Type:General Cargo
Gross tonnage:2,556 tons
Summer DWT:3,200 tons
Photos:4 photos by 2 photographers
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The keel was laid down on April 6, 1957 and launched on June 22, 1957. The ship entered service in non-scheduled shipping on November 23 of the same year. In December 1957 the ship was disabled due to boiler failure. Towed to Gibraltar for repairs , returned to service after its completion .
In November 1969, during a very strong storm (over 12 degrees on the Beaufort scale) on the Baltic Sea, he ran into rocks near the port of Borgal; Finland. The Mayday signal was given, a lifeboat alarm was ordered. After successfully completing the rescue operation, the ship was taken to Helsinki for repairs.
However, this is not the end of the unfortunate events related to the history of s/s Gniezno. In July 1975, it collided with a passenger ship of ?egluga Szczeci?ska m/s LAURA. The ship was sold in 1978. On January 12, 1978, the ship set off on its last voyage - 814 - under the Polish flag. This time also with coal - to Denmark. On January 23, she was handed over to the American shipowner Henry Hall. The name was changed to AZTEC, later to TULUM. the handover of the ship to the new owner took place in Copenhagen. In January 1981, the ship left Houston (Texas) for an unknown destination. The further fate of the ship is unknown.
Basic Ship Data.( PARTICULARS )
Call sign: SPLY
Home port: Szczecin
Tonnage: 2,556 GRT
1408 NRT
3206 DWT
Data according to the shipowner (1957)
Dimensions :
94.68 x 13.54 x 5.50 m
Decks : 1
Holds / hatches: 4/4
Crew: 30 (33) people
Main propulsion: Steam engine
Christiansen-Mayer MC10a systems
Power : 1950 horsepower
Steam boilers - 2 three-fire HOWDEN-JOHNSON system boilers.
Fuel: heating oil.
Operating speed 12 knots
Classification Society: PRS
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