Ships of the East Asiatic Line
1960-1969


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Ayuthia (1960)
Built: Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark (Yard No. 156)
Tonnage: 10083 gt., 6400 nt., 12550 dwt.
LOA: 524'0
Beam: 67'10"
Draught: 28'11"
Diesel: single-screw, 11,100 (9,000 ?) HP, service speed: 15 (17.3?) knots.
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Ayuthia (Photograph: A Duncan)

Sister ship to Asmara. Sold to Esplanade Maritime Inc., Greece, 1978, Renamed & reflagged 1981 (Torm Jessie, Greece). Broken up Bombay, 1983.
[JOHANNESEN99, MAPPLEBECK]
More about Ayuthia here.


Java (1960)
Built: Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark (Yard No. 153)
Tonnage: 18340 dwt., 12500 gt. (12499 grt?)
LOA: 560'
Beam: 72'
Draught:
Diesel: 10300 HP, service speed: 16 knots
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Java

Motor Tanker. Renamed 1964 (World Continental), 1967 (Assimina), 1970 (Cumbernauld), 1976 (Aster). Broken up Kaohsiung 8/76.
[KERSHAW64B, LEFLEMING60, NAKSKOV85, ROBINSON]


Nakskov (1960)
Built: Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark (Yard No. 155)(completed 4/59?)
Tonnage: 18360 dwt., 12499gt.
LOA: 560'
Beam: 72'
Draught:
Diesel: 10000 (11,100 ?) HP, service speed 16 knots
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Nakskov
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Nakskov (Photograph: A Duncan)

Motor tanker. Sea Trials were completed in October 1960. Renamed 1970 Sveve, 1974 Stolt Sveve, 1974 Stolt Vidar, 1977(9?) Banglar Alo (Bangladesh Shipping Corporation). Broken up February 1989.
[JOHANNESEN99, MAPPLEBECK, NAKSKOV85, ROBINSON, TINGLEFF]


Asmara (1961)
Built: Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark.(Yard No. 160) (completed 10/61)
Tonnage: 10094gt., 6396nt., 12400dwt., displacement 17900 t.
LOA: 159.70 m (524'0")
Beam: 20.62 m (67'10")
Draught: 12.07 m (28'10") Diesel: 12000 HP, service speed 17.75 knots
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Asmara
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Asmara (Bert van Galen collection)

Motor ship. Sister ship to Ayuthia. Renamed & reflagged 1978 (Man Fung, Panama), 1980 (Aspasia, Greece). Broken up 1985.
[MAPPLEBECK, NAKSKOV85]


Azuma (1966?)
Built: Mitsui, Tamana, Japan (Yard No. &32)
Tonnage: 17727 dwt
LOA: 162.76 m
Beam: 23.47 m
Draught: 13.31 m
Diesel:
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Azuma

Motorship. Renamed 1984 (Zenith). Broken up China 9/85.
[ROBINSON]


Boribana (1961)
Built: Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark (Yard No. 772)
Tonnage: 10200 dwt., 8807 gt.
LOA: 489.1'
Beam: 63.9'
Draught: 27.7'
Diesel: 11100 HP, service speed 17.5 knots
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Boribana

Cargo ship. Renamed & reflagged 1977(Pomalaa, Indonesia). Broken up Huangpu 4/84.
[B&W76, ROBINSON]


Siam (1951)
Built: Japan
Tonnage: 10646 (10686?)gt., 16090 dwt.
LOA: 538'
Beam: 67'
Draught:
Diesel:, 8050 HP, service speed: 14.5 knots

Motor tanker. Sold, reflagged and renamed (Fontenay, Djibouti), 1962, (Fontevivo, Somali), 1968.
[JOHANNESEN99, LLOYDS51, LEFLEMING60]


Andorra (1964)
Built: Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark (Yard No. 163)
Tonnage:
Displacement: 10465 gt., 12600 dwt., 15975 tons
LOA: 523.3' (159.47 m)
Beam: 67.6' (20.52 m)
Draught: 26.7' (12.57 m ?)
Diesel: 12600 HP, service speed 18.4 knots
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Andorra

Motorship. Renamed & reflagged 1979 (Trikora Lloyd, Indonesia). In 1983 she was sold via the Danish firm Poul Christensen A/S in Nakskov and broken up in Chittagong the same year, last name was Padang (means the great canoe) while still under the Indonesian flag.
[CHRISTENSEN, ROBINSON]


Ancona (1965)
Built: Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark (Yard No. 168)
Tonnage: 12600dwt., 10769gt.
LOA: 164.14 m
Beam: 22.40 m
Draught: 13.75 m
Diesel: 15000 HP (16600HP?), service speed 20.75 knots
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Ancona

Motorship. Converted to livestock carrier & renamed 1977 (Dorrit Clausen). Renamed & reflagged 1982 (Om Alqora, Saudi Arabia); 1995 (Marineos, United Arab Emirates).

Reported in Dubai dry dock, spring 2002, original engines in good working order.

The vessel was condemned after fire on board in the harbour of Port Rashid in January 2003. On her way to Alang, India for scrapping.
[CHRISTENSEN, HANSEN, NAKSKOV85, ROBINSON, SOEFART302]


Aranya (1966)
Built: Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark (Yard No. 176)
Tonnage: 13520 dwt., 11307 gt.
LOA:
Beam:
Draught:
Diesel: 15000 HP, service speed 20.75 knots

Motor ship.
[NAKSKOV85]


Aranya (1966)
Built: Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark (Yard No. 176)
Tonnage: 13520 dwt., 11307 gt.
LOA: 540.2'
Beam: 76.2'
Draught: 28.4'
Diesel: 15000 HP, service speed 20.75 knots
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Aranya (Bert van Galen collection)
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Aranya (Photograph: Jess Christensen)

Motor ship. Renamed & reflagged 1979 (Rishi Atri, India). Broken up Bombay 6/88.
[CHRISTENSEN, NAKSKOV85, ROBINSON]


Alameda (1967)
Built: Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark (Yard No. 179)
Tonnage: 11685 dwt, 7569 gt.
LOA: 545.4'
Beam: 73.9'
Draught: 31.7'
Diesel: 15000 HP, service speed 20.75 knots
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Alameda

Motor ship. Renamed & reflagged 1980(Tinos, Greece). Renamed 1981 (Popi). Collided 1/10/90 in River Plate with Sudesia 67/31982 Arrived Montevideo with major damage, constructive total loss but sold to Panamanian owners and renamed Tropis 12/90. No trace since.
[NAKSKOV85, ROBINSON]


Arosia (1967)
Built: Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark (Yard No. 178)
Tonnage: 13520 dwt., 11006 gt.
LOA: 166.64 m
Beam: 23.16 m
Draught: 13.31 m
Diesel: 15000 HP, service speed 20.75 knots
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Arosia

Motorship. Renamed 1979 (Rishi Agasti). Broken up Bombay 4/84.
[NAKSKOV85, ROBINSON]


Atrevida (1968)
Built: Nakskov Skibsværft, Nakskov, Denmark (Yard No. 180)
Tonnage: 14720 dwt., 12936 gt.
LOA: 548.1'
Beam: 81.6'
Draught: 28.0'
Diesel: 19800 HP, service speed 21.3 knot
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Atrevida

Motor ship. old to Greek owners under same name 1979. Broken up in China after leaving Manila 18/11/84.
[NAKSKOV85, ROBINSON]



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