Photograph of steam Baltic timber carrier 'Binna'

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Photograph of the construction of steam Baltic timber carrier 'Binna'

Binna, Bruin (834 845) General Arrangement Plan

BINNA

Shipbuildervessel built by Hall, Russell & Company, Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)

Date21 August 1952

Object NameCARGO VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 266' x breadth 44' 1" x depth 19'
gross tonnage 1858 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002526

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 834
Subsequent Name: GIALLIA (1968)

Fate: unknown

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel (timber carrier), 1 deck, poop deck 25', bridge deck 52', forecastle 26', cruiser stern.

Owners:
1954: A/S Bonheur, managed by Fred Olsen, registered at Oslo, Norway
1968: Giallia Corp. of Monrovia, Liberia.

Notes:
Launched by Mrs W. Eitrem, the wife of a director of the owning company.
The ship is built with ice strengthening and is fitted with a figurehead of cast bronze, as in all ships of the Fred Olsen fleet.
photos of launch, launch party, etc.
(Burntisland & Hall Russell Shipyard Journal, vol. 23, no. 1 (1953), p. 1)

for photo of BINNA running sea trials
(Burntisland & Hall Russell Shipyard Journal, vol. 23, no. 2 (1953), p. 35)

2 oil fired compound engines by Hall, Russell, 14½" and 34½" diameter cylinders, length of stroke 32½"