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4th August 2014, 09:27 PM
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ss Patia - Patuca - Pacuare - Pecos
Few 1:100 scale shipmodels still available
Choluteca.jpg
Cibao 015.jpg
Cibao 062.jpg
small series US/Dutch flag/Uk flag banana ships
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5th August 2014, 06:31 AM
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Re: ss Patia - Patuca - Pacuare - Pecos
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.
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25th October 2014, 02:03 AM
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Re: ss Patia - Patuca - Pacuare - Pecos
Hi,
Here is a photo of the Patia.
Patia-03.jpg
Photographer Unknown
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25th October 2014, 01:05 PM
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Re: ss Patia - Patuca - Pacuare - Pecos
Hi shipmates, anyone on here who was on The "PATIA ?
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25th October 2014, 03:13 PM
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Re: ss Patia - Patuca - Pacuare - Pecos
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
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12th May 2015, 04:07 AM
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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.
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28th October 2015, 01:52 PM
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Re: ss Patia - Patuca - Pacuare - Pecos
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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
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28th October 2015, 02:02 PM
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Re: ss Patia - Patuca - Pacuare - Pecos
That was a later class than the previous one I was on in 1958.
Brian
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9th January 2016, 07:05 AM
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Re: ss Patia - Patuca - Pacuare - Pecos
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
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9th January 2016, 09:51 AM
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Re: ss Patia - Patuca - Pacuare - Pecos
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
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