Hi,
Not taken many photo's in Hull, despite it being my home town, but here's one that might interest.

This was the last ship built for Palm Line and mainly spent her life for the company on charter, seen here prior to her maiden voyage when she actually left Hull as the Wameru on charter to the Woermann Linie.
Regards
Graham

I remember she went straight into lay-up on 11 Quay as shown here, I logged her on 23/12/1982 so she must have arrived around then.
Sister LAGOS PALM was at Hull in August 1982, can't recall exactly but also a lay-up?

Hello George,

as far as I can recall the Lagos Palm came into Hull to finish off fitting out, carpets and various odds and ends, she did have a few days laying over but was mainly preparing for a bit of a ceremony prior to the maiden voyage from Tilbury. The Lokoja Palm, however, as you rightly point out did come in to lay up. I don't have exact dates, I do, vaguely, remember a fantastic New Years party! My Dad was 1st mate whist she was in Hull but didn't sail on her.

Regards
Graham

Built Poland 1982.

15,575 Gross. 18,884 dwt
Speed 18 kts.
Converted to a Containership in 2006 and Gross increased to 16,712 Tons.
Broken up at Alang, arriving 22nd April 2009 and being beached on the 27th April 2009.

More names than you can shake a stick at:-

1983 WAMERU
1983 LOKOJA PALM
1984 LLOYD AUSTRALIA
1985 LOKOJA
1986 MEKHANIK BARDETSKIY
1996 MSC JAMIE
1997 JAMIE
1997 MSC BUENOS AIRES
1998 JAMIE
1999 ROCIO B
1909 ROCIO

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the additional info, I'm slipping I should have put it in myself. She certainly had a few names but I think the record should go to the Bamenda Palm/79 she had 11 different names although she did carry the same names a couple of timestaking the total up to 13. Lucky for some!!

Regards
Graham

They must have had a great big sign on the Bridge...............

THIS WEEK WE ARE CALLED......................Keeps the ship's name painters fully occupied.

MV Lokoja Palm

Hi Georgiy,

A lovely photo of the last ship to be built for Palm Line, thank you for sharing it

Regards
Graham