Name: | VIKTUN |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 26/01/1948 |
Completed: | 05/1948 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 557 |
Dimensions: | 4689grt, 2286nrt, 370.0 x 60.0 x 37.5ft |
Engines: | C4cyl (450, 450 & 1080, 1080 x 985mm), Fredriksstad type |
Engines by: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 13.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
05/1948 | Tanker Corporation, Panama |
1951 | Swiss Shipping Co Ltd (Alpina Transports & Affretements SA), Basel |
1951 | Renamed CALANDA |
1955 | Suomen Tankkilaiva O/Y, Helsingfors; renamed WIRTA |
1965 | Andmarc Shipping Corporation (Lemuria Shipping Corp), Monrovia |
1965 | Renamed MARINDI JUBAMI |
1969 | Karina Ltd, Cartagena; renamed KARINA I |
1973 | Renamed INA for delivery to breakers |
19/12/1973 | Sank |
Comments: | Engine described as a double compound & built under licence from Fredriksstad |
26/08/1967: Stranded 18 miles north of Cartagena, Colombia | |
On a voyage from Cheminaus to Monfalcone with a cargo of wood pulp | |
09/09/1967: Refloated | |
22/12/1967: Beached after a fire in engine-room at Bajo Manzanilla | |
1970: Arrested at Puerto Cortes | |
20/11/1971: Stranded at Puerto Cortes | |
Prior to 02/09/1973: Refloated and then sold for breaking up | |
19/12/1973: Sank while under tow, 400 miles WxS of Lisbon | |
On a voyage from Puerto Cortes to Santander for breaking up |
Above: Builder's photo as VIKTUN. Photo is copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums
Above photo as WIRTA is copyright of Charlie Hill
Above photo as WIRTA is copyright of the City of Vancouver Archives, Walter E Frost collection
Above photo as MARINDI JUBAMI is courtesy of the John Winter collection