| Silver Fir - St. Lawrence Seaway, Longueuil, Québec - December, 1977 |
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| Cyprus-flag general cargo ship Silver Fir as shown while entering the St. Lawrence Seaway near Montréal in December 1977. Built in 1956 as Ceylon Maru, she became Silver Fir in 1974. She was the oldest "saltie" to transit the Seaway during the 1977 season. |
| More details and photos for: Silver Fir |
| Fleet: | | IMO: | 5067687 | |
| Owner: | Silver Fir Shipping Co Ltd | Category: | General Cargo |
| Manager: | | Port/Flag: | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Dimensions: | Length (oa): 122.76 m (402.8 ft) Length (lbp): 115.02 m (377.4 ft) Beam: 16.39 m (53.8 ft) Depth: 9.28 m (30.4 ft) Draft: 7.519 m (24.7 ft) | Call Sign: | |
| Built: | Sanoyasu Dockyard Company Ltd., Osaka, Japan - Entered service in 1956/11 |
| Names: | Ceylon Maru (1972), Silver Fir (1978), Silk (1980), Galaxy II (1981/01) |
| Disposition: | Ran aground in the Mediterranean near Tripoli, Libya (32.55.49N/13.13.43E) and was presumably broken up in situ
Lost on 1981/01/20. |
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| Photographer: | Marc Piché - Vercheres, Quebec | Collection: | Marc Piché Collection (Verchères, Quebec, Canada) |
| Format: | Kodachrome slide | Views: | 71 | |
| Uploaded: | 2019-05-01 9:47 AM by Marc Piché |
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