IMO number | 5143118 |
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Call sign | GVBJ |
Construction number | 1485 |
Tonnage | 19.000 ton |
Beam | 21m |
Length overall | 169m |
Year of construction | 1955 |
Year of renaming/broken up | 1975 |
Service for Shell | 1955 to 1975 |
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HARPULA
Sailors
Anecdotes
Date | Visitor | Anecdote |
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08/24/2015 - 13:43 | Colin Wood Mm |
As harbourmaster at Wyndham in Western Australia, I had several contacts with the Harpula, all rememberal. The Master at this time was a Captain Scarfe, who I came to respect. After her first visit to Wyndham, her arrival was first notified by a contact from the 2nd. Mate to a sister at the hospital and later confirmed by the agent. On one visit we had a major problem. As pilot as well as HM I was berthing the vessel at the last possible time on a falling tide. Unfortunately the outgoing tide past the wreck of the "KOOLAMA" off the out end of the wharf caused the vessel to shear to starboard away from the wharf. We had no tug or line boat assistance in this port and as soon as we tried to correct the swing we took a very strong swing to starboard when the stern of the vessel got the ebb tide pushing the vessel off of the wharf. Although full astern was wrung, it had little impact on the fully loaded vessel and we were heading for an impact with the wharf. Let go the anchor was called. Unfortunately the carpenter was standing by the port anchor which, though still in the pipe, was let go a little late. This caused the anchor to land on the wooden wharf. This caused some amusement as the anchor chaste one of the mooring gang who was limping down the wharf as fast as could go. |
04/28/2013 - 13:44 | Steven William Veal |
I was on this ship when we took it for scrap. Some great parties with anchor and Tiger beer! Sad to see the old girl go, but to be honest she was the best ship I sailed on. Met some Aussies on a trawler, who swapped prawns for beer as we waited at anchor to enter the scrap yard. The guy who stayed on till 1976 must have been lonely! |
07/31/2009 - 16:02 | Graham Willliam... |
Whilst aboard the ship we were aground for about ten days, until another shell tanker came to offload som of the cargo to allow us to float. |
07/31/2009 - 15:58 | Graham Willliam... |
During the time I was on this boat we were aground in Kingston Jamaica for approx ten days. Another shell taanker was sent to offload some of the cargo in order that we could refloat.William Alan Middlemass was the chief engineer at this time |
07/31/2009 - 15:58 | Graham Willliam... |
During the time I was on this boat we were aground in Kingston Jamaica for approx ten days. Another shell taanker was sent to offload some of the cargo in order that we could refloat.William Alan Middlemass was the chief engineer at this time |
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