Re: David Williams

[David Williams]

HAPPY PELICAN.

IMO; 9618850.

Flag/PoR; IoM / Douglas.

Built; 2012 STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Busan. 5059 South Korea.

8,009 Grt. 8,610 Dwt. Loa- 113.00m. Beam- 19.23m. Draught- 8.45m. Tanks- 2.

Engines; 1x MAN-B&W Motor- 6,805 hp. MAN Diesel AS. Frederikshavn. Denmark. 14.9 knots.

Names; HAPPY PELICAN-2012>//;

Fate; 2020 still in service. 22nd September 2020 anchored off the River Seine, waiting for a berth at Port Jerome.

Date & Location; 5th September 2018 off Terneuzen, Netherlands.

[David Williams]

MILOS ISLAND.

IMO; 7718175.

Flag/PoR; Grc / Piraeus.

Built; 1979 IHI. Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co Ltd.. Yokohama. 2712 Japan.

10,991 Grt. 17,075 Dwt. Loa- 145.52m. Beam- 21.04m. Draught- 9.491m. Teus- 367.

Engines; 1x Pielstick Motor- 6,000 hp Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co Ltd. (IHI). Aioi. Japan. 14.5 Knots.

Names; MILOS ISLAND-1979>87; Majestic-90; Clipper Majestic-98; Millenium Majestic-02; Myra-12;

Fate; SCRAPPED <> 2012. INDIA <> ALANG.

Date & Location; 2nd May 1984 – Liverpool, England, UK.

She is a unit of the Freedom 2 class.

[David Williams]

HEENVLIET.

IMO; 9536076.

Flag/PoR; Nld/Rotterdam.

Built; 2011 Damen. BV Scheepswerf Damen Bergum. Bergum. 9407. Netherlands .

2,549grt. 3,850dwt; Loa- 88.60m. Beam-12.69m. Draught- 5.42m. Teus- 188.

Engines; 1x MaK Motor- 2,067 hp Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co KG. Kiel, Germany. 11 knots.

Names. HEENVLIET-2011>//;

Fate; Still in service 2020

Date & Location; 27th August 2018 , off Cuxhaven, on the River Elbe, Germany.

[David Williams]

NEPTUN.

IMO; 8131609.

Flag/PoR; Lbr / Monrovia.

Built; 1981 Neptun. VEB Schiffswerft Neptun. Rostock. 439/1416 East Germany.

8,719grt. 12,720dwt. Loa- 150.20m. Beam-21.01m Draught- 9.065m. Teus- 445.

Engines; 1x MAN Motor- 9,000 hp VEB Maschinenbau Halberstadt. East Germany. 17knots.

Names; NEPTUN-1981>87; Clio-89; Sunblizzard-89; Clio-89; Christiansborg-91; Dafra Equinox-91; CMB Equinox-91; Clio-94; Shun An-94; Hellin-04; AB Success-05; Carolina-07; Salina-09;

Fate; SCRAPPED <> 2009. INDIA <> ALANG .

Date & Location; 2nd February 1985, Liverpool, England, UK.


A unit of, and the name ship, of the Neptun class.

[David Williams]

Name; NORTHGATE

IMO; 8004612.

Flag/PoR; GBR/Grimsby.

Built; 1981 Kanrei Zosen KK. Naruto. 289 Japan 1599

3,290 dwt, Loa- 93.15m. Beam- 13.42m. Draught- 5.20m. Tanks-12.

Engines; 1x MaK Motor- 2,250 hp Ube Industries Ltd. Ube, Japan. Knots; 12.5.

Names; NORTHGATE-1981>03; East Wind-//;

Fate- 2020 still in service.

Appears to be running an irregular service, Mombasa to Zanzibar with periods of lay-up.
31st October 2020 arrived at Mombasa from Zanzibar. (Marine Traffic)
14th December 2020 still at Mombasa. (Marine Traffic) Laid-up. ?

Date & Location; 23rd May 1984 – passing Eastham on the River Mersey, inward for the Manchester Ship Canal. United Kingdom.

As a matter of interest, while named NORTHGATE she had 6 Managers and sailed under 3 flags.