ss Patia - Patuca - Pacuare - Pecos

[NicoRos]

Few 1:100 scale shipmodels still available

Choluteca.jpg
Cibao 015.jpg
Cibao 062.jpg

small series US/Dutch flag/Uk flag banana ships

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi shipmates, I was on the "Patia for 9 months and the last trip to the scrap yard in Naples 1972 a proper ship with derricks and wooden canvas hatches wooden decks and a young crew flew home from Naples a very sad day.

[Gary L]

Hi,
Here is a photo of the Patia.



Patia-03.jpg

Photographer Unknown

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi shipmates, anyone on here who was on The "PATIA ?

[Captain Kong]

I was on the Pacuare, four weeks to TIKO with bananas and back to Lahpool, 1958. Built in germany. Goal post main mast.
Cheers
Brian

[Jerry Hale]

Yes, I was on the Patia and the Pacuare but cant remember when as I don't have discharge books any more. Was around 1968 until 1973. I was 3rd or 2nd engineer. I was with Fyffes for 8yrs from 1965 to 1973. From jnr eng. to 2nd eng.

[NicoRos]

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There are still a few models left for new owners.
For the UK, I can give the ships the Elders and Fyfffes names / flag

Regards,
Nico

[Captain Kong]

That was a later class than the previous one I was on in 1958.
Brian

[Michael Smedley]

Nico, my first ship with fyffes was the CHIRRIPO, joined her in 1969 and from what I remember looks very much like your models.Could you please let me know all details if you have any left that is ... Yours Mick

[NicoRos]

Good morning Mick,
I sailed on the former ss Cibao - later renamed ss Choluteca - one of the nine post war Yaque-class of United Fruit Co. from Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows point. These nine ships were the very last ships with a counter stern which made the ship's rudder vunerable in war time. All nine sisters were employed between USA ports and the common banana ports and carried 12 passengers - mostly kids and families of UFCO employees. In later years, these ships were used to supply the US troops in Vietnam till 1970 when 4 ships went to Elders & Fyffes and the other 5 to Van Nievelt Goudriaan. I joined Choluteca in 1970 when she was almost 25 years old. Good memories, made me decide to save this ship from disappearing from our minds forever, so I had 15 models built by professional modelmakers - most of them have found new owners in the USA/Switzerland/Germany/Netherlands - the cost is in Euro 1725,00 + 21% vat which is a non-profit price.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1036923...7?noredirect=1
Best regards,
Nico