SUPERFLEX ALFA-SUPERFLEX FOXTROT

SUPERFLEX ALFA-SUPERFLEX FOXTROT

Postby TEESMAN » Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:50 am

Not often nowadays do you get to photograph two Sunderland built ships together,and as a bonus to see what a rebuild can do to alter the profile of the original design.The NIKOLAOS Ex Superflex Alfa as built and the PANTOKRATOR Ex Superflex Foxtrot as rebuilt,taken at Corfu 21.05.12.
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NIKOLAOS Photo Michael Green
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NIKOLAOS-PANTOKRATOR Photo Michael Green
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PANTOKRATOR Photo Michael Green
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Re: SUPERFLEX ALPHA-SUPERFLEX FOXTROT

Postby Whickham » Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:21 pm

What a find and what a contrast. Thanks Teesman
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Re: SUPERFLEX ALPHA-SUPERFLEX FOXTROT

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:30 pm

So much for the original owner's slanderous allegation that the ships were sub-standard - quarter of a century and counting!
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Re: SUPERFLEX ALPHA-SUPERFLEX FOXTROT

Postby northeast » Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:32 pm

SUPERFLEX ALPHA by NE Shipbuilders, Pallion yard (ex Doxford) yn3001
SUPERFLEX FOXTROT by NE Shipbuilders, Southwick yard (ex A&P) yn 3006
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Re: SUPERFLEX ALPHA-SUPERFLEX FOXTROT

Postby TEESMAN » Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:48 am

SUPERFLEX FOXTROT 240488a.jpg
Photo Michael Green
SUPERFLEX FOXTROT oufitting at Sunderland 24.04.88
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Re: SUPERFLEX ALPHA-SUPERFLEX FOXTROT

Postby magoonigal » Wed Feb 20, 2019 1:41 pm

Still in service according to Equasis.

ALFA as NIKOLAOS for Ionion Lines since 2007 and FOXTROT as PANTOKRATOR since 1994. Current owner of FOXTROT is Panca Merak Samudera PT, Surabaya, Indonesia and she is listed as operating in the Makassar Strait area.

ALFA's next survey is 12/02/2021 and FOXTROT is marked as withdrawn.
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Re: SUPERFLEX ALFA-SUPERFLEX FOXTROT

Postby TEESMAN » Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:57 am

SUPERFLEX ALFA 010887a.jpg
Photo Michael Green
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Photo Michael Green
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Photo Michael Green
SUPERFLEX ALFA on trials Sunderland 01.08.87
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Re: SUPERFLEX ALFA-SUPERFLEX FOXTROT

Postby magoonigal » Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:39 am

That, at least clears up the correct spelling of ALFA.

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Re: SUPERFLEX ALFA-SUPERFLEX FOXTROT

Postby creemaster » Sat Aug 31, 2019 12:30 pm

ALFA is now Greek flagged NIKOLAOS and currently on charter to Gozo Channel Lines running between Malta and Gozo.
Nice work if you can get it
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