The Bitter End

The Voyages of Steve Monks


Photo courtesy of Goran Olsen

m.s. VOSGES (ex Zira)

02/11/1980 - 25/03/1981 - 1st Trip
29/05/1984 - 09/10/1984 - 2nd Trip

PARTICULARS

Ships Official Number: 1358491 Builders: Swan, Hunter &
Registered in London High Walker Ltd.
Owners: B.I.S.N. Co. Newcastle on Tyne
Gross Tonnage 6405.75 Net Tonnage 3235.51
Summer Deadweight 8026 Draft 27 ft 00 in
Overall Length 486 ft 00 in Overall Beam 64 ft 06 in
Engine BHP
Ships Callsign GOZF

VOYAGES

1st Trip: Voyage 80/6/W: Joined on 02/11/1980 at Invergordon to Ashdod. Ended 19/11/1980
Total Time 252 hrs 12 mins, Total Distance 3,721 miles, A/S 14.75 knots

Voyage 1/80: Commenced 19/11/1980 at Ashdod to Marseilles, Ashdod. Ended 03/12/1980
Total Time 216 hrs 00 mins, Total Distance 3,199 miles, A/S 14.81 knots

Voyage 2/80: Commenced 03/12/1980 at Ashdod to Marseilles, Ashdod. Ended 20/12/1980
Total Time 211 hrs 48 mins, Total Distance 3,211 miles, A/S 15.16 knots

Voyage 3/80: Commenced 20/12/1980 at Ashdod to Marseilles, Ashdod. Ended 05/01/1981
Total Time 197 hrs 42 mins, Total Distance 3,198 miles, A/S 16.18 knots

Voyage 4/81: Commenced 05/01/1981 at Ashdod to Marseilles, Ashdod. Ended 19/01/1981
Total Time 210 hrs 18 mins, Total Distance 3,272 miles, A/S 15.56 knots

Voyage 5/81: Commenced 19/01/1981 at Ashdod to Marseilles, Ashdod. Ended 04/02/1981
Total Time 215 hrs 48 mins, Total Distance 3,205 miles, A/S 14.85 knots

Voyage 6/81: Commenced 04/02/1981 at Ashdod to Marseilles, Ashdod. Ended 17/02/1981
Total Time 201 hrs 12 mins, Total Distance 3,201 miles, A/S 15.91 knots

Voyage 7/81: Commenced 17/02/1981 at Ashdod to Marseilles, Ashdod. Ended 02/03/1981
Total Time 192 hrs 24 mins, Total Distance 3,198 miles, A/S 16.62 knots

Voyage 8/81: Commenced 02/03/1981 at Ashdod to Marseilles, Ashdod. Ended 16/03/1981
Total Time 211 hrs 30 mins, Total Distance 3,196 miles, A/S 15.11 knots

Voyage 9/81: Commenced 16/03/1981 at Ashdod to Marseilles. Signed off and flew home: End of 1st Trip 25/03/1981
Total Time 109 hrs 54 mins, Total Distance 1,600 miles, A/S 14.56 knots

2nd Trip: Voyage 16E/84: Joined on 29/05/1984 at Marseilles to Ashdod. Ended 04/06/1984
Total Time 103 hrs 00 mins, Total Distance 1,598 miles, A/S 15.51 knots

Voyage 17W/84: Commenced 04/06/1984 at Ashdod to Marseilles. Ended 14/06/1984
Total Time 106 hrs 54 mins, Total Distance 1,598 miles, A/S 14.95 knots

Voyage 18W/84: Commenced 15/06/1984 at Marseilles to Lisbon. Ended 18/06/1984
Total Time 68 hrs 42 mins, Total Distance 986 miles, A/S 14.35 knots

Voyage 18E/84: Commenced 19/06/1984 at Lisbon to Ashdod. Ended 26/06/1984
Total Time 146 hrs 12 mins, Total Distance 2,320 miles, A/S 15.87 knots

Voyage 19W/84: Commenced 28/06/1984 at Ashdod to Limassol, Rotterdam, Dover, Hamburg, Helsingborg. Ended 16/07/1984
Total Time 294 hrs 42 mins, Total Distance 4,312 miles, A/S 14.63 knots

Voyage 21/84: Commenced 20/07/1984 at Helsingborg to Civitaveccia, Flushing (bunkers), Helsingborg. Ended 11/08/1984
Total Time 403 hrs 36 mins, Total Distance 5,615 miles, A/S 13.91 knots

Voyage 23/84: Commenced 12/08/1984 at Helsingborg to Civitaveccia, Helsingborg. Ended 05/09/1984
Total Time 371 hrs 18 mins, Total Distance 5,590 miles, A/S 15.06 knots

Voyage 25/84: Commenced 06/09/1984 at Helsingborg to Brunsbuttel (bunkers), Civitaveccia, Syros (drydock), Ashdod. Ended 02/10/1984
Total Time 279 hrs 54 mins, Total Distance 4,011 miles, A/S 14.33 knots

Voyage 1W/85: Commenced 03/10/1984 at Ashdod to Marseilles. Signed off and flew home. End of 2nd Trip 09/10/1984
Total Time 93 hrs 36 mins, Total Distance 1,598 miles, A/S 17.07 knots

Grand Total Time 4,500 hrs 00 mins, Grand Total Distance 82,468 miles, A/S 18.33 knots

Created: 15th September 2019 - - - - Last Updated: 24th September 2019

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