HOEGH TRADER

[TEESMAN]

HOEGH TRADER in Tees Dock 04.08.77

Photo Michael Green

[magoonigal]

Built Italy in 1958 as the Tanker, ESSO WINDSOR.

23,456 Gross. 35,552 Dwt.Stem Turbine=16 kts.

62 Esso Genova.
69 HOEGH TRADER.
70 Converted into a Vehicles Carrier.
21,364 Gross. 34,576 Dwt.

Broken up Kaohsiung, arriving 9th February 1979.

[teesships]

Slide taken by Albert Weller:

It looks as though Albert was stood alongside Mick .... and myself .... and probably a few others at the time!
The only quibble I have with Mick's entry is that the date was 3 August 1977, which fits with being a Ship Society summer visit to Tees Dock on the first Wednesday that month.
My views:

Checking my notebook there were somewhat meagre pickings for us that evening! BORDABEKOA with MARTON CROSS in Tees Dock (viewtopic.php?f=43&t=11900), a distant view of the CUMBRIA SHORE sailing past in the river, the HOEGH TRADER then sailing, followed by another half-frame photo of the CAREBEKA VI outward bound!
Still I think this one sighting made up for the lack of others.

Ron