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M/S
"Ada Gorthon", Gorthon Lines, Helsingborg
Ro-Ro ship with "Sideloader", Buildt mainly for forest products.
DWT: 9900 t
BRT: 13525 t
L.O.A.: 156,24 m
Breadth: 22,04 m
Draught (summer): 6,80 m
Mainengine power: 8020 kW
Buildt: 1984 in Busan, Southkorea
The pictures shows "Ada" in Dalhousie, Canada and making way on a stormy
North Atlantic '86 or '87 when I was on board as 2nd Officer.
M/S
"Joh Gorthon", Gorthon Lines Helsingborg
RoRo- ship
DWT: 8350 t
BRT: 4506 t
L.O.A.: 156,00 m
Breadth: 21,00 m
Draught (Sommer): 6,41 m
Mainengine power: 4998 kW
Buildt: 1977 in Busan, Southkorea, rebuild 1 (made longer) 1982 in
Landskrona (Sweden), rebuild2 (equipped with "Sideloader")
1987 in Bremerhaven, Germany.
M/S "Margit Gorthon", Gorthon Lines, Helsingborg
Conventional freighter build mainly for paper and forest products.
DWT: 14296 t
BRT: 10538 t
L.O.A.: 141,34 m
Breadth: 22,24 m
Draught (summer): 8,70 m
Mainengine power: 7276 kW
Buildt: 1977 in Busan, Southkorea.
The pictures shows "Margit" loading/discharging paper in Baie Comeau,
Canada and in Port Canaveral Fla. in '86, I was 2nd officer on board.
M/S "Medea", Wallenius Lines, Stockholm
Combined Bulk- and Car Carrier, about 25000 t,DWT. Buildt 1963
in Bremen, Germany. At the moment no further info available. If anyone
knows about her later destiny please let me know. The pictures shows her
1973-1974 when I made my first turn at sea as Deckboy.
M/S
"Nordic Link", Red. AB Sea-Link
STO-RO ship (sternramp & sideloader) for Paper and forest products.
DWT: 9704 t
BRT: 5006 t
L.O.A.: 120,20 m
Breadth: 21,00 m
Draught (summer): 6,20 m
Mainengine power: 4560 kW
Buildt: 1981 in Nacka,Stockholm
M/S "Shamrock", Skeppsholmgården, Stockholm
Private sail training ship of "Skeppsholmsgården" Stockholm,
Sweden. Buildt in Holland 1917 as a sailing trawler,
later sold to sweden as a coastal freighter. From 1969 training ship.
I got my first contact with the Sea on her 1970 as apprentice. The picture
was taken in dead calm at the Baltic Sea in the summer of '70.
------ More Info and pictures : http://www.skeppsholmsgarden.org/
(in Swedish)------
M/T "Silvia", Red. AB Tantus, Vrångö
ex Thuntank 3, Chemikal/Product -tanker
DWT: 1908 t
BRT: 999 t
L.O.A.: 71,36 m
Breadth: 11,52 m
Draught (Sommer): 4,57 m
Mainengine power: 721 kW
Buildt: 1968 in Falkenberg, Sweden
The pictures shows "Silvia" in typical Noth Sea weather and loading
Lubricating oil in Rotterdam, they were taken either 1979 when I worked
as an A.B. or 1985 when I sailed as 2nd officer.
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M/S "Snow Flake", M/S "Snow Storm", Salénrederierna, Stockholm
Reefer
DWT: 12782 t
BRT: ??? t
L.O.A.: 173,30 m
Breadth: 24,65 m
Draught (Sommer): 10,30 m
Mainengine power: 17058 kW
Buildt: 1972 in La Ciotat, Frankreich.
I sailed in "Snow
Flake" and "Snow Storm" as Deckboy and O.S. 75´-'76
M/S "Ven" , Ventrafiken, Landskrona
Former harbour tugboat, later passenger Ferry between Landskrona and
the island Ven in Öresund.
Buildt 1939 in Landskrona, Sweden. I spent a wonderful summer as replacement
mate in her in the summer 1986.
M/S "Viola Gorthon", Gorthon Lines, Helsingborg
RoRoship, buildt mainly for Paper/ forestproducts loaded on "Mafis"/
"cassettes".
DWT: 11396 t
BRT: 18773 t
L.O.A.: 166,00 m
Breadth: 22,60 m
Draught: 7,20 m
Mainengine power: 7770 kW
Buildt: 1987 in Busan, Southkorea, rebuildt 1995.
On board the "Viola Gorthon" I spent my last years at sea, 1988-1992
, in short-trade traffic on the Baltic and the North Sea, not very inspiring
but I had some very good years on board. The pictures are from '91 and
shows her loading cars in Lübeck, Germany.