German Wilhelmina Oltman Whitby September 1971

WILHELMINE OLTMANN (Not Wilhelmina.)

Built Stade 1953.
372 Gross. 232 Net. 512 Dwt.
Subsequent History:

[1961 Lg 51.2m oa, 372gt/520dw] - 88 WILHELMINE

IMO number : 5389774
Name of ship : WILHELMINE (during 1988)
Call Sign : OIWF

Gross tonnage : 355
DWT : 550
Type of ship : General Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1953
Flag : Finland (since 01/09/2000)
Status of ship : In Service/Commission (since 15/09/2008)
Last update : 24/10/2012

Registered owner LUNDSTRUM TORVALD Pedersa, FI-25700 Kemio Finland

Disposal data: BU Grenaa 5.8.21 [Fornaes]

Always seems sad to see veteran ships such as this end their lives. In this case after 68 years service.

Ron M

Certainly is Ron, plying their trade backwards and forwards across the North Sea, Senior Watchkeeper aka the Ships dog keeping a lookout ( that's not a myth either) barking if another vessel comes close, mind you the Coaster+ Dog barking furiously did not alter course but the five "Tons" running Line Ahead did including the one I was on sporting the Big Red "V". The Coaster just carried on making that unmistakable sound a Bolinders Engine Exhaust note makes.
It will not be long now before the future Coasters will be unmanned by humans but possibly with a K9 as Watchkeeper! Trials are well underway with a vessel running from England to Holland. Ron@?

My sightings of her while she was outward bound on the River Elbe.

20 April 1981:
29 May 1986: Ron M