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17th September 2023, 10:42 AM
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Bryan pretty sure you have solved it. Galway as built 201608140654440.GALWAY1959A.jpg
Galway after after modification/ lengthened.201906080617470.GALWAY221069a_MG.jpg
Name Official number Flag IMO
GALWAY 300830 GBR
Year built Date launched Date completed
1959 17/09/1958 02/1959
Vessel type Vessel description
Cargo General Steel Motor Vessel
Builder Yard Yard no
Smith's Dock Company Ltd., South Bank 1253
Tonnage Length Breadth Depth Draft
6409 grt / 3541 nrt / 9800 dwt 469.3 ft 60.5 ft 26.7 ft
Engine builder Hawthorn, Leslie (Engineering) Ltd.
Engine detail
Oil 2SA 5cyl (670 x 2320mm) Doxford, 1 screw
First owner First port of register Registration date
Avenue Shipping Co. (Trinder, Anderson & Co.), London London
Other names
1975 STRATHINVER - 1976 GOLDEN FORTUNE
Subsequent owner and registration history
10/1971 managers P&O General Cargo Division
03/1972 Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co.
04/1976 Guan Guan Shipping (Pte.), Singapore
Vessel history
03/1967 lengthened by Smith's Docks at North Shields
Remarks
End year Fate / Status
1983 Stranded 09/09/1983
Disposal Detail
09/09/1983 stranded at Hong Kong in a typhoon, sold for breaking in situ.
#37 Ivan was knocking on the door(Hungry Goose houseflag (Trinder Andersen) on a striker on the mainmast,)
Last edited by James Curry; 17th September 2023 at 10:54 AM.
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17th September 2023, 08:56 PM
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Sure does look like the Ship in Question, only thing is i wonder why there is no Mention in the Writeup of her being in Service with Safmarine??
Will have to investigate this !
But sure does look the Beans!!
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17th September 2023, 09:14 PM
#43
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I would have thought if she went on a charter no need to mention those details. I think you would need actual voyage by voyage record to say she went on Saf Marine charter?
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17th September 2023, 09:51 PM
#44
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Yes James i was just wondering why there is no mention on site (The Internet) about her going on Charter ?
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18th September 2023, 10:25 AM
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and a little digging has come up with more images - as the strathinver and golden fortune
galway (1).jpggalway (2).jpgstrathinver.jpggolden fortune (1).jpggolden fortune (2).jpg
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18th September 2023, 01:08 PM
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Photo 5 Shame, she was a fine looking ship, looked better after getting a section added.
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18th September 2023, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by
James Curry
Photo 5 Shame, she was a fine looking ship, looked better after getting a section added.
Also photo 5, note the jumbo has been removed at #2 hatch at some time
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