Hover Repair Plan for Big Ships - 1969

Olsen & Ugelstad´s bulk carrier Hemsefjell, 55.120 dwt, being towed from her builder,Eriksbergs shipyard, to Götaverkens floating dock before being delivered to B&C and renamed King Alfred . She never traded under the name Hemsefjell.

Review - October 1968

Clansman - August 1972

King Alfred Automated - 1972

Rescue at Sea - 1974

Clansman - December 1974

Master

Date

Left

Destination

G Thomson

2/1969

Rotterdam

Brazil & Italy

M N Ure

1/1970

Rotterdam

Tuberao

D Lockhart

6/1970

Antwerp

Waterport

R J Miller

8/1970

Antwerp

Japan

M N Ure

6/1971



R J Miller

9/1971



D Lockhart

3/1972



R J Miller

9/1972



D Lockhart

11/1972



F King

5/1973



I M Shearer

9/1973



F King

3/1974



G Beaumont

8/1974



F King

12/1974



G Beaumont

7/1975

Rotterdam


F King

9/1975

Ravenna


G Beaumont

12/1975

Venice



3/1976

East London


S Grant

6/1976

Rio de Janeiro


G Beaumont

8/1976


Key West for orders


11/1976

Off Rotterdam


M N Ure

11/1977


Rotterdam


2/1978

Off Falmouth



6/1978

Bahia Blanca


S Hay

11/1978


Norfolk VA

M N Ure

4/1979

Venice



11/1979

Sweden

Gulf of St Lawrence

S Hay

3/1980

Lisbon


MD Whiteley

9/1980

Lisbon


S Hay

11/1980


Porto Ordar

J K Currie

3/1981

Lisbon



7/1981

Off Lisbon


P Byrne

10/1981


Norfolk VA

R MacIntyre

3/1982

Savuna


P Byrne

7/1982


Paranagua


11/1982

Laid up KGV London



3/1983

KGV


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Career Summary

Sold in 1983

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

King Alfred (4)

1968

55118

335920

Eriksburgs Mekanista

Gothenburg

Eriksburgs Mekanista

Gothenburg

Motor 8 Cyl

Burmeister & Wain

12000 BHP

1

Maiden Voyage - February 1969

King Alfred (4)

GYVG

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