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
gross tonnage 1858 tons
Object numberABDSHIP002526
Keywords
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"
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