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Name: HIMMERLAND
Type: Bulk Carrier
Launched: 23/05/1967
Completed: 10/1967
Builder: John Readhead & Sons Ltd
Yard: West Yard, South Shields
Yard Number: 620
Dimensions: 15374grt, 8955nrt, 580.2 x 75.4 x 33.2ft
Engines: Oil engine, 2SA, Burmeister & Wain type, 6cyl (740 x 1600mm), 9900bhp
Engines by: Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 15.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: n/a; (IMO: 6717265)
History:
10/1967 A/S Det Danske-Franske D/S, Copenhagen
1977 Sonmez Denizcilik ve TAS, Istanbul; renamed TURKIYE
1988 Vastship Nav SA, Panama; renamed VAST START
1989 OMS Pioneer Shipping SA, Panama; renamed VAST PIONEER
1989 Fairwind Maritime Co Ltd, Valletta; renamed FAIRWIND
28/02/1991 Sank
Comments: 26/02/1991: Hit a submerged object in the Red Sea
28/02/1991: Sank in the Red Sea
On a voyage from Novorossiysk to Indonesia with a cargo of pig iron


Above photo as HIMMERLAND is courtesy of Kevin Blair

Above photo as HIMMERLAND is courtesy of John Bage

Above photo as HIMMERLAND is courtesy of the Museet for Søfart

Above photo as HIMMERLAND is courtesy of the Museet for Søfart

Above photo as HIMMERLAND is courtesy of Photoship

Above photo as HIMMERLAND is courtesy of Photoship

Above photo as TURKIYE is copyright of Joerg Seyler