m.s. ASKA
21/05/1970 - 01/05/1973
PARTICULARS
| Ships Official Number: | 339130 | Builders: | Swan Hunter & |
| Registered in | London | Wigham Richardson Ltd. | |
| Owners: | B.I.S.N. Co. | Newcastle on Tyne | |
| Gross Tonnage | 10,030 | Net Tonnage | 4,980 |
| Summer Deadweight | 13,921 | Draft | 31 ft 06 in |
| Overall Length | 504 ft 03 in | Overall Beam | 70 ft 02 in |
| Engine | B&W 6 cylinder diesel | BHP | 10,600 |
| Ships Callsign | GZCY |
OFFICERS
| Commander | Captain R.S.D.Mortlock | Chief Engineer | Ron Travers |
| Chief Officer | G.A.Hankin | 2nd Engineer | Pete Davidson |
| Chief Officer | R.McD.Wilson | 3rd/2nd Engineer | John Hicks |
| 2rd Officer | Pat Miller | x3rd Engineeer | K. Wright |
| 3rd Officer | Chris Fox | 4th Engineer | John Quinn |
| x3rd/3rd Officer | Steve Monks | 5th Engineer | Dave Hutchinson |
| 4th Officer | Steve Cribb | Snr Elec Officer | Jim Talbot |
| Cadet | Eddie Dewhurst | Jnr Elec Officer | Tony Wynn |
| Cadet | Graham Ashton | 1st Elec Officer | D. Day |
| Cadet | Nick Pearson | Eng Cadet | Sandy MacFarlane |
| Radio Officer | M.J.Mains | 3rd Engineer | Andy Laurenson |
| Supernumerary | Liz Miller | 5th Engineer | Pete Tobin |
| Cadet | M.Sykes | 2nd Engineer | S.Hilton |
| Cadet | A. Powell | 3rd Engineer | D.Liddle |
| Cadet | Geoff Palmer | Supernumerary | J.Liddle |
| Chief Officer | G.A. Thornton | 5th Engineer | P. Sellers |
| Radio Officer | Eric Rogers | Chief Engineer | G. Foster |
| Cadet | Derek McSherry | 3rd Engineer | Vince Hardy |
| Cadet | P. Wood | 4th Engineer | Roy Burt |
| Cadet | D. Ayris | Eng. Cadet | P. Stephenson |
| Chief Officer | C.H.M. Colchester | 5th Engineer | M. Ralph |
| Cadet | C. Wier | 5th Engineer | W. Swan |
| 3rd Officer | M.R. Wood | Chief Engineer | K. Smith |
| Cadet | A. Win | x3rd Engineer | J. Buxton |
| Cadet | L. Uden | Elect. Officer | D. Harrold |
| Cadet | A. Lobo | Snr. Elect. Officer | A. Henderson |
| Cadet | Chris Wilson | 5th Engineer | E. Moar |
| Supernumerary | Jan Colchester | Supernumerary | June Hicks |
| Commander | Captain S.A. Turk | 2nd Engineer | R.J. Smith |
VOYAGES
Voyage One:
Commenced 21/05/1970. joined at builders yard in South Shields then to Antwerp, London, Plymouth (trials), Capetown (mail), Mtwara, Mombasa, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanga. Ended 16/07/1970.
Total Time 603 hrs 10 mins, Total Distance 9,883 miles, A/S 16.82 knots
Voyage Two:
Commenced 16/07/1970. From Tanga to Durban (loaded 12,680 tons of sugar in bulk), Singapore (bunkers), Moji (part discharge), Shimonoseki (part discharge), Tobata (complete discharge), Yokohama. Ended 30/08/1970.
Total Time 597 hrs 43 mins, Total Distance 9,342 miles, A/S 16.54 knots
Voyage Three:
Commenced 30/08/1970. Yokohama (Drydocked, rudder and propeller removed. Propeller dismantled and examined. Rudder and Propeller replaced. Crack in propeller welded up for temporary use). Ended 24/09/1970.
Voyage Four:
Commenced 24/09/1970. From Yokoham to Sakai, Nagoya, Yokohama, Sakai, Nagoya, Karachi, Dubai, Kuwait, Mina-al-Ahmadi (bunkers), Shatt al Arab pilot, Khorramshahr, Shatt al Arab pilot, Doha, Penang, Singapore, Nagoya, Yokohama, Kobe. Ended 22/12/1970.
Total Time 1093 hrs 58 mins, Total Distance 16,086 miles, A/S 17.26 knots
Voyage Five:
Commenced 23/12/1970. From Kobe to Yokohama, Nagoya, Karachi, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait, Bandar Shahpur, Shatt al Arab pilot, Abadan (bunkers), Abu Flus, Basrah, Shatt al Arab pilot. Ended 15/02/1971.
Total Time 627 hrs 23 mins, Total Distance 8,123 miles, A/S 17.92 knots
Voyage Six:
Commenced 16/02/1971. From Shatt al Arab pilot to Bandar Abbas (loaded 11,500 tons Chrome Ore), Singapore, Sakata. Ended 18/03/1971.
Total Time 465 hrs 20 mins, Total Distance 7,235 miles, A/S 15.85 knots
Voyage Seven:
Commenced 19/03/1971. From Sakata to Yokohama, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe, Bombay (crew change only), Karachi, Dammam, Shat al Arab pilot, Abadan (bunkers), Korramshahr, Fao, Doha, Dubai, Yokohama. Ended 06/06/1971.
Total Time 996 hrs 07 mins, Total Distance 15,780 miles, A/S 18.25 knots
Voyage Eight:
Commenced 07/06/1971. Drydock Yokohama (Propeller and Rudder removed and examined. Blade locking discs found to be cracked). (New boss and temp locking discs fitted to proppeller. Propeller and Rudder replaced). Trials in Tokyo Bay. Anchored Honmoku. Ended 04/07/1971.
Voyage Nine:
Commenced 05/07/1971. From Yokohama to Inland Sea pilot (Kobe), Fukuyama, Inland Sea pilot (Kobe), Kobe, Nagoya, Kharg Island, Dubai, Dammam, Kuwait, Shatt al Arab pilot, Abadan (bunkers), Khorramshahr, Shatt al Arab pilot, Doha, Karachi, Penang, Singapore, Moji, Yokohama, Nagoya. Ended 18/09/1971.
Total Time 1064 hrs 55 mins, Total Distance 16,384 miles, A/S 17.28 knots
Voyage Ten West:
Commenced 19/09/1971. From Nagoya to Fukuyama, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kudamatsu (3 pressure vessels 200t, 190t and 120t), Dammam, Dubai, Kuwait, Shatt al Arab pilot, Abadan (bunkers), Khorramshahr, Abadan (bunkers), Shatt al Arab pilot, Doha. Ended 28/11/1971.
Total Time 737 hrs 24 mins, Total Distance 9,514 miles, A/S 16.73 knots
Voyage Ten East:
Commenced 28/11/1971. From Doha (in ballast) to Sakai. Ended 16/12/1971.
Total Time 418 hrs 20 mins, Total Distance 6,256 miles, A/S 15.17 knots
Voyage Eleven West:
Commenced 17/12/1971. From Sakai to Kinuura, Kobe, Yokohama, Nagoya, Hong Kong (crew change), Dubai, Dammam, Kuwait, Shatt al Arab pilot, Abadan (bunkers), Khorramshahr, Shatt al Arab Pilot, Doha. Ended 16/02/1972.
Total Time 621 hrs 45 mins, Total Distance 8,658 miles, A/S 16.85 knots
Voyage Eleven East:
Commenced 17/02/1972. From Doha to Karachi, Penang, Hong Kong, Moji, Kobe, Nagoya. Ended 21/03/1972.
Total Time 426 hrs 38 mins, Total Distance 7,021 miles, A/S 17.72 knots
Voyage Twelve West:
Commenced 22/03/1972. From Nagoya to Fukuyama, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama, Nagoya, Hakata, Karachi, Doha, Dammam, Sitrah, Kuwait, Shatt al Arab pilot, Khorramshar. Ended 26/05/1972.
Total Time 675 hrs 09 mins, Total Distance 8,709 miles, A/S 16.48 knots
Voyage Twelve East:
Commenced 27/05/1972. From Khorramshahr to Shatt al Arab pilot, Sitrah, Penang, Moji, Kobe, Osaka, Fukuyama. Ended 23/06/1972.
Total Time 454 hrs 49 mins, Total Distance 7,050 miles, A/S 18.28 knots
Voyage Thirteen West:
Commenced 24/06/1972. From Fukuyama to Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama, Nagoya, Hakata, Tamano (two motorised barges), Khor Musa pilot, Bandar Shahpour, Khor Musa pilot, Dammam, Shat al Arab pilot, Abadan (bunkers), Khorramshahr, Shatt al Arab pilot, Kuwait, Doha. Ended 20/08/1972.
Total Time 638 hrs 19 mins, Total Distance 9,270 miles, A/S 15.66 knots
Voyage Thirteen East:
Commenced 21/08/1972. From Doha to Sitrah, Phuket, Penang, Moji, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe. Ended 20/09/1972.
Total Time 452 hrs 55 mins, Total Distance 7,569 miles, A/S 17.15 knots
Voyage Fourteen Layup:
Commenced 21/09/1972. Drydock in Kobe for Bum scrub, paint and general repairs. Ended 24/09/1972.
Voyage Fifteen West:
Commenced 27/11/1972. From Kobe to Nagoya, Yokohama, Kobe, Kao-hsiung, Ras Tannura, Dammam, Mubarraz Island, Dubai, Jebel Dhanna, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Kuwait, Dammam, Shatt al Arab pilot, Fao, Khorramshahr. Ended 29/12/1972.
Total Time 616 hrs 00 mins, Total Distance 9,560 miles, A/S 16.58 knots
Voyage Fifteen East:
Commenced 28/11/1972. From Khorramshahr to Sitrah, Oita, Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama. Ended 29/12/1972.
Total Time 464 hrs 47 mins, Total Distance 7,310 miles, A/S 16.13 knots
Voyage Sixteen West:
Commenced 30/12/1972. From Yokohama to Nagoya, Yokohama, Nagoya, Karachi, Dammam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Ras Tannura, Dammam, Shaiba, Kuwait, Ras Tannura (bunkers), Dammam, Shatt al Arab pilot, Khorramshahr. Ended 28/02/1973.
Total Time 590 hrs 21 mins, Total Distance 8,971 miles, A/S 16.10 knots
Voyage Sixteen East:
Commenced 29/02/1973. From Khorramshahr to Shatt al Arab pilot, Sitrah, Oita. Ended 25/03/1973.
Total Time 394 hrs 36 mins, Total Distance 6,564 miles, A/S 17.34 knots
Voyage Seventeen West:
Commenced 26/03/1973. From Oita to Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama, Kobe, Karachi. Ended 28/04/1973.
Total Time 431 hrs 09 mins, Total Distance 6,639 miles, A/S 15.40 knots
Grand Total Time 11915 hrs 59 mins, Grand Total Distance 178,874 miles, A/S 15.01 knots
Flew back to the UK on 01/05/1973 with Pat and Liz Miller.
Created: 6th September 2019 - - - - Last Updated: 8th September 2019