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Tomar

1948 General Cargo

Tomar-48_DMontgomery.jpg

Buildingyard: Cantieri Riuniti Dell' Adriatico, Monfalcone

Built year: 1948

Yard no: 1737

 

Tonnage: GRT: 6410/ NET: 3869/ TDW: 10000

Dims: LOA: 149,67/ BR: 19,56/ DR: 8,229mtr

 

Machinery: 9-cyl Fiat by the shipbuilder Triesteyard

BHP: 7500 / Speed: 16,50knots

Reeferspace: 28,66cbm/ Passengers: 12

Photo: D. Montgomery

25.03.1948: Launched

05.10.1948: Completed. Price paid: NOK 9.674.520.88

06.01.1968: Suffered an explosion and fire in her engineroom off Robe, South Australia. On voyage from Gothenburg to Brisbane.

                     Fire was put out by the crew

08.01.1968: Arrived Yarra River in tow. After partial discharging she was towed to Sydney for discharging rest of the cargo

23.02.1968: Sold to Mitsui & Co., London for scrapping

28.02.1968: Towed to Kaoshiung/ Taiwan where she arrived 15.04.1968

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