Name: | LAERTES |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 14/04/1949 |
Completed: | 10/1949 |
Builder: | Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd |
Yard: | High Walker |
Yard Number: | 112 |
Dimensions: | 7664grt, 4533nrt, 9403dwt, 487.4 x 62.3 x 28.3ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, B&W type, 2SCSA, 8cyl (450 x 1200mm), 6800bhp |
Engines by: | JG Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a; (1972: 357440) |
History: | |
10/1949 | Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maats 'Oceaan', Amsterdam |
1972 | China Mutual SN Co Ltd (Blue Funnel Line Ltd), Liverpool |
1972 | Renamed IDOMENEUS |
1976 | Gulf Shipping Line Ltd, Liverpool; renamed GULF VOYAGER |
05/1978 | Broken up |
Comments: | 08/05/1978: Arrived at Gadani Beach for breaking |
Above photo as LAERTES copyright of Chris Howell
Above photo as IDOMENEUS copyright of RA Priest
Above photo as GULF VOYAGER copyright of Chris Howell