Souters/ Blandford Shipping

[Graham Shaw]

Can you state who were the owners of the Scottish Wasa was ? I was mate on the Finnish Wasa round about the same era I think without looking up, but she was under the management of Whitco Marine and had a West Indian crew. I was only there about 5 months then got transferred to another managed vessel no relation to the Wasa vessels. Cheers JS

Excuse the intrusion JS- re yr # 20

Bulk Carrier,m.v. FINNISH WASA blt.Uraga,Japan 1966 ;14,921 grt/24,664 dwt. for Philippines Govmt.

212012	6702234	6702234	1966	GENERAL AGUINALDO	14921		V1966	#504	Philippines Govt	PHL Manila
357364	6702234	6702234	1966	FINNISH WASA	14921	1973	V1966	#504	Whitwill, Cole & Co Ltd	GBR Bristol
357364	6702234	6702234	1966	FINNISH WASA	14921	1975	V1966	#504	Spanocean Line Ltd	GBR Bristol
7467	6702234	6702234	1966	GEORGIOS	14921	1979	V1966	#504	Sea Blue Sg & Financing Co SA	GRC Piraeus
	6702234	6702234	1966	GIORGIOS	14921	1985	V1966	#504	Eurobulk Marine Ltd	CYP Limassol

BU Zhanjiang RC 1986
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SCOTTISH WASA m,v, Ore Carrier compl.4/61 as Iron Crown by Scotts SB,Greenock 11,125 grt 15,912 dwt. 186912 5163481 5163481 1961 IRON CROWN 11125 V1961 #592 Vallum Sg Co Ltd GBR Newcastle 186912 5163481 5163481 1961 SCOTTISH WASA 11125 1971 V1961 #592 Whitwill, Cole & Co Ltd GBR Bristol 186912 5163481 5163481 1961 SCOTTISH WASA 11125 1975 V1961 #592 Spanocean Line Ltd GBR Bristol 6174 5163481 5163481 1961 JEANNIE 11125 1977 V1961 #592 Thomson Sg Co Ltd GRC Piraeus 186912 5163481 5163481 1961 AMESA DYO 11125 1985 V1961 #592 Amesa International Sg & Finance Ltd GBR Gibraltar BU Gadani Beach 4/86

[j.sabourn]

#21. Thanks Graham have dragged my second discharge book out from the depths of darkness and shows I was there from the 26.6.76. To the 16.10.76 signing on in Spain and paying off in Charleston. Another of these ever lasting names as master Murdo Macleod from the usual place Stornaway. The official number although blurred with the ink running 3 of the numbers are discernable and match up . I left there and joined the Temple Hall the same management company whose working address was Whitco ( Marine Services) Co. Ltd. 87 Blackfriars Road , London
I was signed on as Ch. officer on both vessels. A quick sea change in 1977 to the delights of the North Sea and on the Wimpey Seawolf, Seafox, Seadog, then for the next 8 years with Seaforth Maritime of Aberdeen , who were a bit more civilised until they crumpled about 1986. Cheers JS

[John P Shaw]

The "Scottish Wasa" was an ore-carrier owned by Whitwill Cole (Whitco). She was ex-Common Brothers' "Iron Crown" and managed/crewed by Souter. Likewise the "Irish Wasa" (ex- Souter ore-carrier "Sheaf Wear") and the "British Wasa" a geared(derricks) bulker ex "Belo Mundo", normally engaged in the cement trade to Santo Domingo