What a classic, superb shot of this beauty!
regards
Derek

Lovely photo, Marc. She originally was ms MUNSTERLAND from the Hamburg Amerika Linie fleet, and operated frequently on their Europe - Australia route with her sister ship KULMERLAND and three others of similar appearance, namely BLUMENTHAL, NURNBERG & WOLFSBURG. The only downside was that when these ships came on stream in the early 1960s, we lost those smart looking steam turbine freighters they ran to Australia from the mid-1950s.
Rgds
Ted D.

Hi Marc,
another pearl of your collection. I remember her well coming up river Elbe full rigged in 1975 together with e second German vessel after her long trap in the suez channel.
Regards
Gerolf

Hi Marc,

another superb shot of your collection! Thanks for posting this one!

@ Phil: Some additional info about her:

1960-1983 Deutsche Werft,Hamburg/764
Freighter 9121

MÜNSTERLAND-70, Hapag, HH> 82 Hapag Lloyd AG, D> Golden Union Sh, Gr;
Munsterlandes-83, Sea Azure Comp Nav SA, Sea Traders SA, Gr;
11.281 tdw, MAN, 7.356 kW, 17,5 kn

The BUGSIER had some cargo-vessels, too.
-WESERLAND
-GEESTEMÜNDE
-HANNOVERLAND
-OSTFRIESLAND
-NEUHARLINGERSIEL
-CUXHAVEN
were some of them between 1955-1978.

Kind rgds,
Arne

Great photo Marc. I can look ships like this all day :lol: So much better than today's nonentities.

Wasn't the Munsterland owned by Bugsier though, not Hapag Lloyd?

Cheers
Phil