Skip to main content
Image Not Available for THAMESHAVEN
THAMESHAVEN
Image Not Available for THAMESHAVEN

THAMESHAVEN

Shipbuilder (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Shipowner
Date28 January 1971
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 437' 7" x breadth 68' x depth 31' 1"
Gross Tonnage: 8992 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002634
About MeYard: Hall Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 949
Official Number (IMO): 7046314
Subsequent Names: LANIN (1984); ABELIA

Fate: arrived in Alang, India to be dismantled, 8 December 1991.

Propulsion: Motor
Description: General cargo vessel, 2 decks, poop deck 29', forecastle 89', machinery aft.

Owners:
1970: Haven Lijnen, Rotterdam.
1984: Shipping Co. Lanin SA, Panama.
1988: Good View Shipping Inc.

General History:
The largest vessel ever built in Aberdeen. THAMESHAVEN'S forward hold was suitable for container services. Its aft hold was refrigerated so that it could carry perishable foodstuffs.

First Master was Mr. Maan.
First Chief Eng. was Mr. Jansen
Design Mr. Bryan Urwin.

Sea trials June 1971, completed July 1971.

Late 1983 the vessel was taken out of operation because of the growing demand for container transport and the decline of general cargo.
She was laid up in the winter of 1983-84 in Hamburg Germany waiting for a new owner.

[details courtesy of Mr Herbert Jansen, son of first Chief Engineer].

Note:
2 SA 6 cylinder (740 x 1600 mm), 11,600 bhp, by Harland and Wolff, Belfast.
4 x 440 kW generators

There are no works to discover for this record.