m.s. WILD MARLIN ex Manapouri
27/10/1978 - 06/01/1980 - 1st Trip
11/06/1981 - 21/08/1981 - 2nd Trip
PARTICULARS
| Ships Official Number: | 335896 | Builders: | Mitsui Zosen |
| Registered in | London | Tamano, Japan | |
| Owners: | P&O General Cargo Div. | ||
| Gross Tonnage | 9,505 | Net Tonnage | 4,457 |
| Summer Deadweight | 11,705 | Draft | 30 ft 01 in |
| Overall Length | 540 ft 00 in | Overall Beam | 74 ft 08 in |
| Engines | Mitsui B&W DE 984 VT2BF-180 | BHP | 20,700 |
| Ships Callsign | GWLU |
VOYAGES
1st Trip: Voyage 8/78:
Joined on 27/10/1978 at Rotterdam - Schiedam and went to Port Said, Suez, Port Taufiq, Singapore (bunkers), Inchon (discharge 6124 tons Onions). Ended 11/12/1978.
Total Time 583 hrs 36 mins, Total Distance 10,881 miles, A/S 18.64 knots
Voyage 9/78:
Commenced 11/12/1978 at Inchon to Puerto Bolivar. Ended 01/01/1979.
Total Time 511 hrs 54 mins, Total Distance 9,273 miles, A/S 18.11 knots
Voyage 1/79:
Commenced 01/01/1979 at Puerto Bolivar to Balboa (bunkers), Panama, Cristobal, Civita Vecchia, Port Said, Suez, Port Taufiq, Dubai, Kuwait, Doha. Ended 07/02/1979.
Total Time 565 hrs 42 mins, Total Distance 10,934 miles, A/S 19.33 knots
Voyage 2/79:
Commenced 07/02/1979 at Doha to Freemantle, Posn 35° 14'S 168° 02'E. Ended 24/02/1979.
Total Time 398 hrs 48 mins, Total Distance 7,934 miles, A/S 19.89 knots
Voyage 3/79:
Commenced 24/02/1979 at Posn 35° 14'S 168° 02'E to Whangarei (loaded 1,570 tons butter), Bluff (loaded 4,089 tons lamb), Pitcairn Island, Balboa (bunkers), Panama, Cristobel, Avonmouth. Ended 03/05/1979.
Total Time 679 hrs 24 mins, Total Distance 12,766 miles, A/S 18.79 knots
Voyage 4/79:
Commenced 03/05/1979 at Avonmouth to Durban. Ended 20/05/1979.
Total Time 393 hrs 30 mins, Total Distance 6,767 miles, A/S 17.20 knots
Voyage 5/79:
Commenced 20/05/1979 at Durban to Port Elizabeth, Trieste, Marseilles. Ended 07/07/1979.
Total Time 500 hrs 36 mins, Total Distance 8,962 miles, A/S 17.90 knots
Voyage 6/79:
Commenced 07/07/1979 at Marseilles to East London. Ended 22/07/1979.
Total Time 347 hrs 18 mins, Total Distance 6,349 miles, A/S 18.28 knots
Voyage 7/79:
Commenced 22/07/1979 at East London to Capetown, Bordeaux, Antwerp, Cardiff. Ended 02/09/1979.
Total Time 406 hrs 48 mins, Total Distance 7,426 miles, A/S 18.25 knots
Voyage 8/79:
Commenced 02/09/1979 Drydocked at Swansea. Ended 09/09/1979.
Voyage 9/79:
Commenced 09/09/1979 at Swansea to Dublin, Cartagena, Barranquilla. Ended 31/10/1979.
Total Time 272 hrs 36 mins, Total Distance 4,627 miles, A/S 16.97 knots
Voyage 10/79:
Commenced 31/10/1979 at Barranquilla to Cristobal, Panama, Whangarei. Ended 18/11/1979.
Total Time 379 hrs 24 mins, Total Distance 6,954 miles, A/S 18.33 knots
Voyage 11/79:
Commenced 18/11/1979 at Whangarei to Tauranga, Sydney, Aden, Suez. Signed off at Port Said 06/01/1980 and flew home from Cairo.
Total Time 555 hrs 54 mins, Total Distance 9,749 miles, A/S 17.54 knots
2nd Trip: Voyage 3/81:
Joined 11/06/1981 at Trieste to Koper, Cristobal (bunkers) Panama, Balboa, San Antonio. Ended 19/07/1981.
Total Time 544 hrs 00 mins, Total Distance 8,641 miles, A/S 15.88 knots
Voyage 4/81:
Commenced 19/07/1981 at San Antonio to Puerto Bolivar, Auckland, Lyttelton. Layup 21/08/1981.
Total Time 541 hrs 00 mins, Total Distance 8,834 miles, A/S 16.33 knots
Grand Total Time 5,585 hrs 00 mins, Grand Total Distance 99,943 miles, A/S 17.89 knots
Created: 10th September 2019 - - - - Last Updated: 15th September 2019