Ships Photos
 
 

featuring
 

- Dry Cargo Ships -

Page two
 
 

"Zhan Dou 32"
Chinese steamer photographed off Shanghai, China, in Feb. 1972.
Built in Poland in 1956 as "Kalisz".
DWT.: 5000, - LOA.: 108,3 m, - Beam: 14,6 m
Renamed in 1956 to "Ho Ping 32" , and and became "Zhan Dou 32" in 1967, - Scrapped in 1992
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
 
 

M/S "Kutai"
- photographed in the Malacca Strait in 1985 -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 

M/S "Asmari"
Photographed in Hong Kong, May 1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 

M/S "Asmari"
Photographed in Hong Kong, April 23.1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Angelina"
- another classic -
Photographed in Hong Kong, April 24. 1977
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

M/S "Hungsia"
- another great old-timer, - a former Glen-/Blue Funnel liner -, here Chinese owned under Panama flag -
Photographed in Hong Kong, May 1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

 "Tung Hing"
- another great Chinese old-timer under Panama Flag -
Built in 1947 in Norway as "Marianne.
Renamed 1969 to "Gunny", - 1969 to "Prosperity", - 1973 to "Mariner Alpha", and 1976 "Tung Hing"
Exploded and burned in 1977.
Photographed in Hong Kong, May 1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
 
 
 

M/S "Belinda"
 This fantastic ship  is the former "Talabot" of Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Oslo, Norway.
Photographed in Hong Kong, April 23.1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

M/S "Belinda"
 - another one of the the former "Talabot" of Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Oslo, Norway.
Photographed in Hong Kong, May 1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 

M/S "Belinda"
- another shoot of "Belinda", - ex. Norwegian "Talabot" , built 1946 -, and here moored in Hong Kong in 1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Belinda"
- a closer view of the characteristic semi-detached superstructure -
Photographed in Hong Kong, May 1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

M/S "Kota Alam"
Here another ex. Wilhelmsen ship, - the "Tugela" -, from 1954, which in 1976 was sold to PIL, Singapore.
Photographed in Hong Kong, May 1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

Possibly the M/S "Kaising", - a classic -
Unknown ship which, - in spite of its yellow funnel -, looks very much like an ex "Blue Funnel" cargo liner.
Photographed in Hong Kong in April 1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

M/S "Kaising"

M/S "Kaising"
- another one of this truly classic ship design from the fifties -
Photographed in Hong Kong, April 1977
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

M/S "Malaysia Success"
Here anothe ex. Norwegian ship, built in 1948 as "Hoegh Silverwave" for Leif Hoegh & Co.
TDW.: 9800, - LOA.: 478,7 ft., - Beam: 61,1 ft., - Machinery: B&W diesel 6600 BHP, - 16 knots.
Renamed: 1964 "Siboney", - 1964 "Madrid", - 1965 "Malaysia Success" and scrapped in 1977.
Photographed in Hong Kong, March 1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
 
 
 

M/S "Malaysia Success"
Photographed in Hong Kong , - March 6th.1977
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

M/S "Malaysia Success"
- in Hong Kong, March 6. 1977 -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

M/S "Malaysia Success"
Another view of this classic ship.
Photographed in Hong Kong, April 1977
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 

M/S "Malaysia Success"
- a final view of this great ship -
Photographed in Hong Kong, - April 1977
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

M/S "Li Shan"
Another ex German ship, - Horn Lines "Hornstern" from 1954 -, here under Panama flag and owned by Yick Fung Shipping.
Photographed in Hong Kong March 6th. 1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Montego"
This ship under Panama flag could very well be one of those many, many second hand ships from Europe, that during those days were bought by Chinese interests, and then, - here in Hong Kong -, being fixed up for the new owners - -
Photographed in Hong Kong, April 23. 1977.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 

M/S "Montego"
Here a close-up of previous picture clearly indicating,  that in those days the use of hand chipping and hand painting was cheaper than sandblasting and spray painting.
Photographed in Hong Kong, April 23. 1977)
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 

M/S "Lucky"
Photographed in Hong Kong , - 1977
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Lucky"
Photographed in Hong Kong April 23.1977
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 

M/S "Lucky"
And another one from Hong Kong,  April 23.1977
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 

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