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The cargo vessel Abel Tasman Built by Hall Russell in 1957
ABEL TASMAN
The cargo vessel Abel Tasman Built by Hall Russell in 1957
The cargo vessel Abel Tasman Built by Hall Russell in 1957

ABEL TASMAN

Shipbuilder (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Shipowner (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Date10 September 1957
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 290 9/12' x breadth 44 7/12' x depth 22 1/3'
Gross Tonnage: 2681 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002548
About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 860
Official Number: 196762
Subsequent Names: GOLDEN GLOBE (1977/78); SAM JU (1982); AZIM I (1985); ALFALAH (1985); ALSARAH (1985); ALBA III (1985)

Fate: Beached at Begum Dockyards, Sadarghat with demolition commencing in 1990.

Propulsion: Motor
Description: Cargo vessel, 1 deck, longitudinal framing.

Owners:
1957: H. C. Sleigh, Ltd, Melbourne.
01/09/71: Owners Abel Tasman Shipping Co. Pty. Ltd., Melbourne.
1980: Owned by Guan Guan Shipping company, Singapore and registered from Panama.
1982: Sold to Safinatus Salem Shipping Ltd of Singapore and renamed SAM JU.
1985: Sold to Azim Shipping Ltd Singapore with Bayanihan Shipping Ltd of Singapore as Managers. She was renamed AZIM 1.
1985: Sold to Amora Holdings Inc of Panama who used Hind Shipping Agencies of Bombay as Managers. Renamed ALFALAH then ALSARAH then finally ALBA III all in the same year, under Panamanian Registry.
1989: Sold to Mariners Bangladesh Ltd for demolition.

General History:
Launched 10 September 1957 by Mrs Strangward, wife of the Director & General Manager of H. C. S. Coasters.
Completed December 1957.
1985: She was arrested for alleged smuggling by the Bangladesh Navy in the outer anchorage of Chittagong.
1989: Released and sold for demolition.

Notes:
Named after the Dutch 17th century explorer Tasman.
Engine Details: Sulzer Brothers, Winterthur, Switzerland. 5 cylinder, 2 stroke, single acting, direct reversing, 560mm bore x 1000mm stroke. 2000 b.h.p. @ 155 r.p.m. 12.5 knots
Alexander HALL & Co.
February 1879
"Thermopylae" - Clipper Ship
Aberdeen White Star Line (George Thompson & Co)
1868
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
8 August 1967
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
22 February 1966
Black and White Photograph in album showing construction of 'Anno'
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
3 September 1951
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
15 January 1964
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
1899
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
16 January 1961
GRAMPIAN CAIRN
John Lewis & Sons
20 February 1973
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
17 August 1871
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
August 1880
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
20 November 1964
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
29 June 1881
St Rognvald Leaving the Harbour
North of Scotland & Orkney & Shetland Steam Navigation Company
14 October 1955
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
21 June 1917
INGELI
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
1897
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
8 March 1978
Black and white photograph of the collier Ballyrush (902) at Hall Russell shipyard
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
12 September 1962