The 1911 built D/S Hestmanden survived two world wars, the first as neutral a and the secon in allied service under Northraships management.
She has now done her first trip unassisted by tug since 1964:
Painted in the gray she sported during WWII and flying the Northaships flag.
M / S «ETERELLA»
Call signal: JXMI
Shipping company: Det Bergenske Dampskipsselskap, Bergen
Built in 1961 by Eriksberg Mek. Works. A / B, Gothenburg, Sweden
Tonnage & dimensions
Grossotonnasje: 7,535
Net tonnage: 4.339
Dead weight: 9,600
Length: 142.64m
Width: 18.34m
Draft: 10.72m
Cargo Hold: 453,895 cub.t. of which 97,666 cub.ft. cold room
Main engine
Motor type: B & W
Engine performance: 7500 Bhp
Speed: 17 Kts.
History:
Delivered in January 1961 as «ESTRELLA» to Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, Bergen
Had a collision in 1961 with the motor ship «SAO THOME»
Sold in April 1978 to SA. Com. y Maritime, Montevideo, Uruguay, renamed «ESTRELLA DEL MAR»
Sold in September 1987 / to Delmar Shipping Co., Valetta, Malta, renamed «DEL MAR»
Sold in May 1988 to Bangladesh for scrapping.
Arrived at Chittagong Roads on May 9, 1988.
History:
Maritime history database by Haakon Larsson-Fedde
The RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH pulling into New York with returning service men in 1945 after World War II was over. Most of these men went on to create families and brought their stories with them.
Den Helder 1983, heydays of offshore activity in the port of Den Helder. Moored Platform Supply Vessels,SMIT-LLOYD 121, YAK , WILDEBEESTand MAMMOTH Photo : Wim Albers WorkRibs Holland B.V.
