CITY OF EXETER (STRATHDARE)

CITY OF EXETER (STRATHDARE)

Postby MadMaxLab » Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:38 pm

Built as the STRATHDARE in 1974 by A & P

Renamed: 75 CITY OF EXETER - 80 PHOEVOS - 82 SAFINA-E-BARKAT - 85 NOUR - 95 ZENITH - 98 NIKOLAOS S.

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Re: CITY OF EXETER

Postby Whickham » Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:33 pm

I don't think that the Pitcher & Piano and all those corporate lawyers would approve of her being parked there now. Shame.
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Re: CITY OF EXETER

Postby magoonigal » Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:14 am

I suspect she was in short term Lay-up. It was unusual to bring the big ones that far up unless they were laid up. She's masking a section of wooden jetty that was in a bad state when I used to walk along it a good few years earlier. At one time that was used as a heavy lift quay but so was Newcastle Quay just upriver from Spillers.
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Re: CITY OF EXETER (STRATHDARE)

Postby Tony Frost » Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:02 pm

It was said that Ellermans sent a letter to every crew member aplogizing that the accommodation was not up to their usual standard.
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Re: CITY OF EXETER (STRATHDARE)

Postby magoonigal » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:14 am

One of Six SD14's, all with Strath..... Names

Launched 4th July 1974. For P&O General Cargo Division.
Completed 7th October 1974.
27th December 1974. Sold while on her Maiden Voyage to Ellerman Lines Limited and renamed CITY OF EXETER in 1975.

They sold her for $6 Million in 1980 so they must have made a profit on her new price.
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Re: CITY OF EXETER (STRATHDARE)

Postby magoonigal » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:32 am

Far to fussy...............
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Re: CITY OF EXETER (STRATHDARE)

Postby magoonigal » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:34 am

Few More
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Re: CITY OF EXETER (STRATHDARE)

Postby Tony Frost » Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:44 pm

I was on the BELLOC (3rd/E) Port corner 2nd deck up from main deck,called the winking bridge front becauce I was classed as junior officer so I could only have one window (ship side and not on the bridge front)a 3ft. day bed and a 6ft.desk and shared toilet and yet they heightened the funel so the colours looked right.(good old Vestey).The modern "Vele" dericks were one man operation but when taken ER store it required a full turn out to rig up the union purchase dericks aft with their winches on top of crew cabins and because N0.4's single pull "MacGregor" hatches covers folded up against the bridge front,great when working cargo, a left over when the original SD14's did not have mast houses even though most of them had mast houses they did not change the plans even though they changed the bow shape to try and make them look modern.A little thought goes along way.
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Re: CITY OF EXETER (STRATHDARE)

Postby magoonigal » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:00 pm

Like this??????
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Re: CITY OF EXETER (STRATHDARE)

Postby Tony Frost » Sat Apr 13, 2013 6:44 am

Not quite the same day bed was in a 3ft. wide alcove formed by a recess in the allyway and tolet entrance and desk top was flush for the 6ft.(even ships look nice in photos.)
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