Gas Carriers

CORAL ACROPORA

1992 / 3096gtBuilt by YVC Ijsselwerf, Capelle a/d Ijssel (259)Operated by Anthony Veder & Co.Seen on the Manchester Ship Canal on 27th July 2002

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Heavy-lift Ships

FAIRLOAD

1995 / 4962gtBuilt by YVC Ijsselwerf, Capelle a/d Ijssel (263)Operated by Jumbo ShippingSeen in Rotterdam on 17th June 2002

ATLANTIC FOREST

1984 / 38127gt - ex Aleksey Kosygin-96Built by Kherson Shipyard, Kherson (4001)Operated by Central Gulf LinesSeen in Rotterdam on 17th June 2002

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Tankers

BREGEN

1994 / 10012gtBuilt by Ching Fu Shipbuilding Co., Kaohsiung (006)Operating by BergshavSeen on the River Thames on 1st September 2001

BRO GALAXY

2001 / 4107gtBuilt by Scheepswerf "Ferus Smit", Westerbroek (334)Operated by Broström TankersSeen at Fawley on 5th July 2003

BRO ANTON

1999 / 11375gt - ex United Anton-00Built by Factorias Vulcano, Vigo (458)Operated by Broström TankersSeen at Purfleet on 16th August 2003

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Combination Carriers

NEFTERUDOVOZ-51M

1985 / 2681gtBuilt by Kama Shipyard, Perm (850)Operated by Volgotanker Joint Stock Co.Seen in the mouth of the River Elbe on 21st August 1995

BERGE ATHENE

1979 / 112947gt - ex Pankar Theodoros-88, Konkar Theodoros-87Built by Brodogradiliste "Uljanik", Pula (307)Operated by Bergesen d.y.Seen in Europoort on 17th June 2002Sold to Neu Seeschiffahrt and renamed EDWARD N in 2004

NYUTA

1974 / 56386gt - ex Inni-74, Vincita-74Built by Öresundvarvet, Landskrona (241)Operated by Ofer Bros / Zim Israel Navigation CompanySeen near Eilat in May 1994Renamed EMS ORE later in 1995.Sold for scrapping, arriving at Alang on 14th May 1998

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Bulk Carriers

FEDERAL DANUBE

1980 / 22734gtBuilt by Cockerill Yards, Hoboken (892)Operated by FednavSeen in Rotterdam on 27th September 1992Sold to Bay Ocean Shipping in 1995 and renamed LAKE ONTARIO

EQUINOX DAWN

2002 / 30049gtBuilt by Brodogradiliste Split, Split (421)Operated by Goumas ShippingSeen in Rotterdam on 17th June 2002

CHRYSSOULA L

1978 / 35734gt - ex Suvretta-95, Moleson-84, Paysandu-83Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagasaki (1814)Operated by Geomar Shipping Co.Seen in Hamburg on 9th June 1997Sold in 1999 and renamed JASMINE I. Sold for scrapping, arriving at Shekou in September 2002

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Ro-Ro Cargo Ships

FOB 7

1982 / 324gtBuilt by Santierul Naval Galatz, Galatz (760)Operated by Fob ShippingSeen on the River Elbe on 5th June 1997Sold in 2002 and renamed CAP BLANC

ANGUS EXPRESS

1967 / 1723gt - ex Mediterranean Express-87, Amstelstroom-75Built by Arnhemsche Scheepswerf, Arnhem (446)Livestock Carrier converted from a Ro-Ro Cargo Ship in 1988Operated by Vroon / Livestock ExpressSeen in Sete on 8th July 1990Sold for scrapping, arriving at Alang on 29th December 2001

AKADEMIK GORBUNOV

1986 / 22383gtBuilt by Stocznia Gdanska, Gdansk (B481/10)Operated by the Baltic Shipping CompanySeen in Hamburg on 21st August 1995Sold to Ignazio Messina in 1996 and renamed JOLLY GIALLO, sold again and renamed SCAN CARRIER in 2004, CARMANIA EXPRESS, SCAN CARRIER again and then CARMANIA EXPRESS again in 2006, KJELL SVERRE and finally CARMANIA EXPRESS again in 2007

ABU ZENIMA

1983 / 10022gtBuilt by Alexandria Shipyard, Alexandria (10025)Operated by MISR ShippingSeen in Rotterdam on 27th September 1992Now operated by National Navigation Company following their aquisition of MISR Shipping in September 2004

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Reefers

ATLANTIC HOLLYHOCK

1999 / 9649gtBuilt by Shin Kochi Jyuko, Kochi (7113)Operated by Santoku SenpakuSeen in Dover on 22nd June 2002

ARCTIC

1983 / 3526gt - ex Sapporo Maru-89Built by Kitanihon Zosen, Hachinohe (177)Operated by Seatrade GroningenSeen in Amsterdam on 16th June 2002

ATLAS MOUNTAINS

1982 / 8041gt - ex Winfast Reefer-96, Frontier Reefer-94, Kijima-89Built by Towa Zosen, Shimonoseki (539)Operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha on charter from S.A.M.A.M.A.Seen in Southampton on 21st July 1996Sold in 2007 and renamed AFRICA REEFER

ADRIATIC

1984 / 3505gt - ex White Reefer-90Built by Kitanihon Zosen, Hachinohe (181)Operated by Seatrade GroningenSeen arriving in Portsmouth on 4th June 1994

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Cargo Ships

ALEKSANDROV

1989 / 6030gt - ex Aleksandr OvchiOVnnikov-93, completed as SteelcaBuilt by Miho Zosensho, Shimizu (1334)Operated by SovcomflotSeen departing Southampton on 20th January 1999Renamed TASMAN CHIEF in 2003, ALEKSANDROV in 2004 and MALACHIT in 2007

ANNEGRET

1992 / 5780gtBuilt by J.J. Sietas Schiffswerft, Hamburg (1068)Operated by Schiffahrtskontor Altes LandSeen in Rotterdam on 27th September 1992Renamed CALYPSO in 1999. Sold to Briese Schiffahrt in 2000 and renamed BBC FRISIA. Sold again in 2007 and renamed ROELOF

APOLLO FALCON

1972 / 4255gt - ex Artemis I-99, Artemis-82, Susan Miller-78Built by Arnhemsche Scheepswerf, Arnhem (462)Seen in Rotterdam on 17th June 2002

ARKLOW BROOK

1995 / 4783gtBuilt by Appledore Shipbuilders, Appledore (160)Operated by Arklow ShippingSeen approaching Tilbury on 16th August 2003Sold in 2005 and renamed ROSE BROOK

ATLANTIC CRUSADER

1992 / 7366gt - ex Delmas Kourou-94Built by Varna Shipyard, Varna (273)Operated by Hartmann ReedereiSeen in Marchwood Military Port on 22nd July 2001Sold and renamed SANTA INES in 2004 and PAXI C in 2008

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Sailing Ships

LA GRANVILLAISE

1990 / 55gtBuilt by Anfray Shipyard, GranvilleOperated by Association des Vieux Gréements GranvillaisSeen in Portsmouth on 24th August 2001

KRUZENSHTERN

1926 / 3141gt - ex Padua-45Built by Schiffswerft Joh. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde Operated by Kaliningrad Marine CollegeSeen in Southampton on 12th April 2000

ARTEMIS

1926 / 299gt - ex Lister-66, Pol II-48Built by Nylands Verksted, Oslo (281)Built as a whaler but converted into a general cargo ship in the 1950's,and then into a three masted barque during the 1990's.Seen on the River Thames on 1st September 2001

AMERIGO VESPUCCI

1931 / 3543gtBuilt by Castellammare Dockyard, Castellamare di StabiaOperated by the Marina MilitareSeen in Portsmouth on 3rd July 2005

CUAUHTÉMOC

1982 / 1755gtBuilt by Astilleros y Talleres Celaya, Bilbao (187)Operated by Armada de MéxicoSeen departing Portsmouth on 28th June 1996

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Passenger Ships

SEA PRINCESS

1998 / 77499gt - ex Adonia-05, Sea Princess-03Built by Fincantieri-Cantieri Navali Italiani, Monfalcone (5998)Operated by Princess CruisesSeen departing Southampton on 14th June 2008

CARONIA

1973 / 24492gt - ex Vistafjord-00Built by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders, Wallsend (39)Operated by Cunard LineSeen departing Southampton on 5th July 2003Sold to Saga Shipping in 2005 and renamed SAGA RUBY

AURORA

2000 / 76152gtBuilt by Jos. L. Meyer, Papenburg (640)Operated by P&O CruisesSeen departing Southampton on 22nd July 2001

C. COLUMBUS

1997 / 14903gtBuilt by MTW Schiffswerft, Wismar (451)Operated by Hapag-Lloyd SeetouristikSeen passing Gravesend on 17th May 2008

BLACK WATCH

1972 / 28668gt - ex Star Odyssey-96, Westward-94, Royal Viking Star-90Built by Wärtsilä, Helsinki (395)Operated by Fred. Olsen & Co.Seen departing Southampton on 22nd April 2006

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Container Ships

CARINA
1990 / 5796gt - ex Containerships III-99, completed as CarinaBuilt by J.J. Sietas Schiffswerft, Hamburg (1001)Operated by Unifeeder on charter from Hans Peter WegenerSeen departing Hamburg on 29th May 2001

CHESHIRE

1998 / 25219gt - ex ADCL Savannah-01, Norasia Savannah-00Built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel (337)Operated by V. ShipsSeen in Antwerp on 20th June 2002Sold in 2005 and renamed MSC MARYLENA

CERVANTES

1976 / 3992gt - ex City of Plymouth-93Built by Appledore Shipbuilders, Appledore (121)Operated by Andrew Weir ShippingSeen in Southampton on 24th June 1995Renamed CITY OF LISBON in 1996, PACHECO in 1998, CAROL ANN in 2000, CITY OF LISBON in 2002 and ADELE C in 2004

CGM LA PEROUSE

1988 / 36389gt - ex Ville de la Fontaine-93, La Fontaine-92, CGM La Perouse-91Built by Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries, Koje (1055)Operated by Compagnie Generale MaritimeSeen in the mouth of the River Elbe on 5th June 1997Sold to Hamburg-Sud later in 1997 and renamed CAP VERDE and then SEA CHEETAH in 2000 Sold later in 2000 and renamed MSC MARIA LAURA

CARDIGAN BAY

1972 / 56822gtBuilt by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Hamburg (27)Operated by P&O ContainersSeen approaching Southampton on 11th September 1988Sold for scrapping and renamed MARION 2, arriving at Alang on 2nd March 1999

CAP CASTILLO

2000 / 25535gt - ex Leda Trader-01Built by Thyssen Nordseewerke, Emden (527)Operated by Hamburg-Süd on charter from Hermann BussSeen in Rotterdam on 17th June 2002Renamed LEDA TRADER in 2005 and MOL SUNSHINE in 2007

CAECILIA SCHULTE

1995 / 16749gtBuilt by Stocznia Szczecinska, Szczecin (B183/2/24)Operated by Bernhard SchulteSeen passing the Hook of Holland on 15th April 1996Renamed CMBT ANTARCTICA later in 1996, ATIKA DELMAS then CAECILIA SCHULTE in 1998, CGM CAYENNE in 1999, CAECILIA SCHULTE again in 2002 and RIDGE in 2007

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