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FALLERON - IMO 8434348
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Photographer:Pascal RITEAU [ View profile ]
Title:Falleron
Photo Category:Ancient Motor Vessels
Added:Mar 23, 2011
Views:2,463
Image Resolution:4,000 x 2,595
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At time of the picture, she ended a long period of Sand dredging in the vicinity of Brest. But she is apparently very old and supposed to be built in the second World War in Germany. The class surveyor told me that her Main Engine at time of the picture (Summer 1999) was the last SULZER of this type still service
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Vessel Type:General Cargo
Gross tonnage:183 tons
Photos:10 photos by 5 photographers
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Dredgers - 1 photos
Ancient Motor Vessels - 2 photos
General cargo ships built before 1940 (Under 3000gt) - 7 photos
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under karthala in search there are also pictures in shipspotting
regards
mike
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found some more info
ship sailed 14.10.2006 as karthala from brest to douala .i have also a photo from here in douala in 2007 but no copyright so i can´t post the photo.
regards
mike
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the falleron was built 1937 at schiffswerft wilhelm holst in
hamburg-neuenfelde with yard no 150 her name than was welle and here owner was hermann rahmstorf from hamburg-hausbruch.he owned the vessel from 29.9.1937 till 1945,when the vessel was seized by france in st.nazaire.1945 the vessel sailed for the french navy as falleron KO8.1951 name was the same falleron but the navy sign was A614 .in 1957 name still falleron but navy sign Q570 .1978 the french navy sold the vessel to a privat company in france .i have no more info after 1978.
regards
mike from hamburg
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