Aberdeen Ships | THAMESHAVEN

Name	THAMESHAVEN
Type	VESSEL, CARGO
Date	1971
Official Number	13198
Description	Yard Number: 949 The largest vessel ever built in Aberdeen. Sea trials June 1971, completed July 1971 Subsequent Names: LANIN; ABELIA THAMESHAVEN's forward hold was suitable for container services. Its aft hold was refrigerated so that it could carry perishable foodstuffs. Owners were HAVENLIN ROTTERDAM BV First Master was Mr.Maan. First Chief Eng.was Mr.Jansen Design Mr.Bryan Urwin Rules A.B.S. 'Late 1983 the vessel was taken out of operation because of the growing demand for container transport and the decline of general cargo. She was layed up in the winter of 1983-84 in Hamburg Germany waiting for a new owner. MS THAMESHAVEN was sold to an Argentinian shipping company and was renamed LANIN. In 1988 she was sold again to Good View Shipping Inc. and renamed ABELIA. December 8th 1991 she arrived in Alang, India to be dismantled.' [details courtesy of Mr Herbert Jansen, son of first Chief Engineer]
Shipbuilder	Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
Shipowner	N.V. Havenlijn Rotterdam
Dimensions	length 437' 7" x breadth 68' x depth 31' 1" Gross Tonnage: 8992 ton

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