ORTOLAN
Shipbuildervessel built by
John Lewis & Sons
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)
Owner
General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
(London, England)
Date1963
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 130 1/3' x breadth 27 7/12' x depth 14 3/6'
Gross Tonnage: 430 ton
Gross Tonnage: 430 ton
Object numberABDSHIP000277
Keywords
Yard Number: 343
Official Number: 640026
Fate: Stranded after a fire on 26 August 1987.
Propulsion: Motor
Description: 1 hold single hatch cargo vessel.
Owners:
1963: General Steam Navigation Co., London
1980: Boston Offshore Maintenance.
General History:
1963: Average speed on trial 10.54 knots.
Made first its voyage from Goole to Dunkirk direct from the shipyard to Goole in 1964. The ORTOLAN is the first of two ships built at the shipyard, the other being the ORIOLE. General Steam Navigation purchase the original company of John Bennet in 1946 whose funnel markings were yellow background with a red cross.
In 1978 P&O Ferries purchased the company from General Steam Navigation.
Note: Engine number 413
April 1827
