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HOLMSIDE

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

Date21 May 1959

Object NameCARGO VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 370'11" x breadth 53'2" x depth 28'1"
Gross Tonnage: 5034 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002555

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 867
Official Number: 186894
IMO: 5153709
Subsequent Name: CABINDA (1969);

Fate: wrecked at Casablanca, 28 December 1980, whilst sailing as CABINDA.
(Ref: Burnett Steamship Co. Newcastle)

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Bulk sugar or ore carrier, 1 deck, poop deck 92', forecastle 31', machinery aft.

Owners:
1959: Burnett Steamship Co., Ltd, Newcastle.
1968: Sociedade Geral de Comercio, Industria e Transportes, Lisbon. Renamed CABINDA in 1969.
1972: Companhia Nacional de Navegacao, Lisbon.

General History:
Naming ceremony performed by Mrs P. E. Nicholson
"Easy trimming bulk cargo vessel with machinery aft. 4 separate holds. Specially strengthened for ore cargoes. Can carry cargoes of sugar, ores, cement, coal or grain without need for structual alterations" "Also arranged for carriage of cargoes of timber on deck".
"Constructed with eye to navigation of the new St. Lawrence Seaway".
Photos: 'On trials'; 'Owner's room'; 'View of main engine'; 'The sponsor'; 'Dining saloon'.
(Burntisland & Hall Russell Group Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 68-69)

Engine details: Sulzer. Geo. Clarke & North Eastern Marine (Sunderland) Ltd.
2 stroke, single acting, 6-cylinder, 600mm bore x 1040mm stroke, 3,000 b.h.p.
Single screw propeller.

See also:
History (CS): - http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=52212&vessel=HOLMSIDE