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Athel Line – Anco

Parcel Tanker Service

Existing Fleet, when the

ANCO Identity came into being, in 1964.

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ANCO BERGLJOT 1958 / 1964 (ex BERGLJOT)

(became ANCO STRIPE 1969)

ANCO SAILOR 1950 / 1964 ex SANDEFJORD

ANCO SPRAY 1955 / 1964 ex TINNY

ANCO SPRING 1958 / 1964 ex DODONA

ANCO SPUR 1954 / 1964 ex FAUNUS

ANCO STAR 1958 / 1964 ex TERNOY

ANCO STATE 1961 / 1964 ex BEREAN

ANCO STORM 1956 / 1964 ex BOHEME

ANCO STREAM 1950 / 1964 ex BUCCANEER

ANCO SWAN (1) 1949 / 1964 ex SVANAAS

► ALSO  (Page 2)

ANCO SEA (1) 1964 ex BELLONA

ANCO SUN 1964 ex HANSOY

ANCO SWIFT 1964 ex SKOGAAS

and added in 1968

ANCO ARIADNE 1968 ex ARIADNE

 

►Built for Anco (Norway)

ANCO STREAM (2) 1967

ANCO SWAN (2) 1969

ANCO SEA 1970

ANCO SPAN 1970

ANCO SPUR 1970

ANCO VILLE 1970

 

►Ex Naess

ANCO NORNESS 1957 / 1970  ex NAESS TIGER

Including Norness Ships

 

ANCO BERGLJOT / ANCO STRIPE  ex BERGLJOT

Built 1958  AB Linholmens Varv, Göteborg

Yard Nr  1059

12,554 brt; 6,980 nrt; 19,760 dwt

559ft 6ins x 72ft 3ins x 30ft 4ins

9cyl. 2T EV DM (Götaverken), 8100 bHK

Call  Sign : ELCQ

Chemical Tanker built for L. Gill-Johannessen, part of the group known as Anco Tanker Service. Operated between Rotterdam and the US Gulf, as well as Japan Philippines, Taiwan and Australia. Later voyages were between Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and South Africa, as well as England, Hamburg and Rotterdam.

1958  April: Delivered as BERGLJOT

          to A/S Bill (L. Gill-Johannessen & Co.), Oslo

1964 Renamed  ANCO BERGLJOT

1968 1st December : Sold to Ole Schrøder.

1969  ANCO STRIPE ; I/S Saga Stripe (Ole Schrøder & Co.), Oslo.

1971  POST RANGER ; China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.

         & P & O Steam Navigation Co, London/Liverpool, UK.

1977  GOGO RANGER ; Incorporated into Emerson Maritime Inc.

         (Grundstads Rederi A/S, Stavanger), Monrovia, Liberia.

1980  July: Lost her rudder, 600 miles NE of Mauritius and towed to Durban

1981  December :  Caught fire after an explosion in her engine,

          250 miles W of the Benguela. 

1983  Taken over by Atlantis Shipping Enterprises Co.

         (Grundtsad Maritime Overseas Inc.,  Boca Raton FL), Monrovia, Liberia

1984  6th November Sold to Chin Tai I Steel & Iron Enterprises Co. Ltd.,

          Kaohsiung, for Scrapping.

 

Anco Bergljot as Bergljot

 

ANCO SAILOR  ex SANDEFJORD 1950

      [ Sister to BUCCANEER 1950 and SVANAAS 1949 ]

5675 tons

Built 1950  AB Gotaverken, Gothenburg.

415ft  x 55ft 2ins x 31ft 9ins

6cyl 2s. csa diesel by shipbuilders.

Call Sign : LHRH.

For Haldor Virik, Viriks Rederi A/S,  Sandefjord.

1964  ANCO SAILOR ; Virik`s Rederi A/S, Norway

1966  TAIPIENG ; Ocean Tramping Co. Ltd, London; Hong Kong

1970  TAIPIENG ; Nan Yang Shipping Co., Somali Republic

1977  TAIPIENG ; Fortune Sea Transport, Panama.

1978  TA CHING Nr.410; China Ocean Shipping Co, China

1980  DA QING Nr 410 ; China Ocean Shipping Co, China

Deleted from Lloyds Register 1992

 

Anco Sailor as Sandefjord 1950


ANCO SPRAY

Call Sign : PCQN

10,866 grt; 6196 nrt; 16,450 dwt

550 ft x 64 ft x 38 ft

Built 1955 as TINNY 

For A/B Lindholmens Varvet, Göteborg

Yard Nr 1039

14 knots 

1964 ANCO SPRAY ; Latona NV, Amsterdam, Holland.

1971 SASSAN ; Perse Tanker Shipping Co, Iran.

Scrapped 1977 Gadani Beach. 

 

Anco Spray as Tinny

 

ANCO SPRING   ex DODONA

Built 1958  Cantieri Navali Breda, Venezia

Yard Nr :  206

13,034 brt; 7,337 nrt; 19,540 dwt     

557ft 8ins x 72ft 3ins x 31ft 10ins

Call Sign : 6ZCK

9cyl. 2T EV DM (Götaverken), 9000 bHK

1958 Delivered as DODONA

         For Rederi AB Transoil (L. Parkfeldt), Göteborg, Sweden.

1964 Renamed in January : ANCO SPRING

1966 Transferred to Rederi AB Rex (Ragnar Kallström), Stockholm, Sweden

1967 17th January : Transferred to Salénrederierna, Stockholm, Sweden.

1968 Taken over by AB Atlanta (Salénrederierna), Stockholm, Sweden.

         Salénrederierna was the company which originally owned the ship

         SS SOUTH SUN, which eventually became the infamous SALEM.

1972 July : Renamed SEA SPRING

1972 November : Renamed ANCO GUNVOR ;

         Incorporated into Great Kern Shipping Corp. (Antilles) NV

         (Grundstads Rederi A/S, Stavanger), Monrovia, Liberia.

1972 December : Renamed CARBO COUGAR

1974 May : Sold; renamed ANCO ELIAS ;

         Anemone Shipping Co. Ltd., Monrovia, Liberia.

1978 March : Re-registed at Piraeus, Greece. Renamed ELIAS.

1979 Sold to Hickory Investment Inc.

         (Athenian Tankers Management SA), Piraeus, Greece. Renamed ELPIS

1983  8th August : arrived Kaohsiung for scrapping.

 

ANCO SPUR  ex  FAUNUS

Built 1954  Uddevallavarvet AB, Uddevalla, Sweden.

8,490 dwt;  6,016 grt 

428ft 6ins x 56ft x 31ft 9ins

15 knots

For Rederi AB Transoil (L. Parkfeldt), Göteborg, Sweden.

1964  ANCO SPUR ; Anco Tankers

1967  STAMAR ; A/S Hav Og Tank (Helmer Staubo & Co), Norway.

1967  PORT AU PRINCE ; Soflumar, France.

1972  Sold to Phs Van Ommeren, France.

1978  Scrapped in Spain. 

 

Anco Spur as Faunus

 

ANCO STAR  ex TERNØY

Built 1958  A/B Goteverken, Gothenburg.

12,656 grt

1958 Built as TERNOY; A/S Truma [Olaf Boe] , Norway
1962 SAGA STAR; A/S Vigra (Sverre A. Farstad), Norway

1964 ANCO STAR ; A/S Vigra (Schrøder & Farstad), Norway
1973  APOLLONIAN GLORY ; Apollonian Glory Co. SA, Greece
1974  ANCO GLORY ; Apollonian Glory Co. SA, Greece
On fire off Kampuchea, 14 July 1977, whilst en route to the

shipbreakers at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and became a total loss.

ANCO STATE  ex BEREAN

Built 1961  Haugesund M.V.,Haugesund

9,003 grt

For A/S A.O. Andersen & Co., Eftf., Oslo, Norway

1964  Renamed ANCO STATE by A/S A. O. Andersen & Co, Norway.

1966  The Norwegian tanker ANCO STATE, under way from the American Gulf Coast to Pernis, ran into trouble in the early morning of Thursday 15th September 1966 off the Noorderhoofd light.Tempestuous seas had shifted the cargo and made her unstable. The captain tried to bring her about, but ANCO STATE ran her bows onto the basalt blocks of canal Nieuwe Waterweg. The ANCO STATE had, as well as a cargo of dirty oil, thousands of barrels of liquid chemicals in its tanks, amongst which was the highly toxic acrylonitrile. There was a very real danger that the cargo could escape should the ship be penetrated by rocks and thus allow toxic fumes to reach the coast. A massive rescue operation was set in motion. Salvage tugs MAASBANK and VIKINGBANK had attempted to set a line aboard without success. For three hours they had battled against the elements; The rescue boat KONINGIN JULIANA held her position and stood by, despite the raging seas. The Rotterdam tug ZWARTE ZEE and her sister WITTE ZEE arrived. They were joined, in the afternoon, by SCHOUWENBANK, STEENBANK and AZIË. Eventually lines were attached. The struggle continued to 17.30 and gradually the ANCO STATE was released from the rocks by WITTE ZEE. Next day the ship was inspected – some leakage had taken place into the void between the inner and outer safety tank; late in the afternoon she was given clearance to sail. Under her own power, but with some difficulty in steering, the ANCO STATE arrived at Pakhuismeesteren, Pernis.
1967  SAGA STATE ; Ole Schroder & Co., Norway

1970  POST RUNNER ; Ocean SS Co Ltd. & P & O St. Nav. Co Ltd , UK

1978  ARGENPUMA ; Two Arrows Mar. & Post service Ltd., Panama

1979  ACRON C  ; Grettel Mar. Corp., Panama

1980  CHELSEA PIONEER ; Osiwell Ltd., Panama

1981  CHELSEA PIONEER ; Osiwell Ltd. & Siwell International

          Shipping Ltd., Panama

1983  PIONEER II ; Koronas Shipping Corp., Panama

1984  LARA ; Lara Shipping Corp., Panama

Arrived at Castellon, Spain, 20 August 1984 for demolition by I.M. Varela Davalillo.

 

Anco State attended by Witte Zee, Schouwenbank and Azië

 

Eventually under way, with a line to aid steering.

 

ANCO STORM   ex BOHEME

Built 1955  Tangen Vaerft, Kragero, Norway ; launched 10th December.

Yard Nr 3

8841 grt, 5086 nrt, 13,050 dwt

508ft 10ins x 63ft 7ins x 27ft 9ins

7-cyl Gotaverken diesel, 5250 bhp.

14 knots

1956  BOHEME ; Delivered to AO Andersen Shipping Co AS, Oslo.

1959  Transferred to A/S AO Andersen & Co's Eftf., Oslo

1962  20th October : In collision and on fire; fire extinguished 2 days later.

1964  ANCO STORM ; Anco Shipping Ltd (manager Athel Line Ltd).

          Remeasured to 8650 grt, 4824 nrt

          ANCO SOUND ; Transferred Collingwood Tankers Ltd

          (manager Athel Line Ltd).

Fate unknown.

 

ANCO STREAM   ex BUCCANEER 1950

      [ Sister to SANDEFJORD 1950 and SVANAAS 1949 ]

5,675 grt

Built 1950  A/B Gotaverken Gothenburg.

For A O Andersen Shipping Co A/S Eftf

415ft x 55ft 2ins x 31ft 8ins

6 cyl 2s csa diesel by A/B Gotaverken.

Call Sign :  LLAL.

Registered Oslo, Norway.

1964  ANCO STREAM ; A.O. Andersen Shipping Co. A/S, Norway

1966  LUISITO ; Nav.Generale Siciliana, Italy

1970  SICILTRADER ; Siciltrade Cia. di Armamento, Italy

1970  ZENAIDE-A ; Trasmare Trasporti Maritimi SpA, Italy

Arrived at Spezia 18th December 1979 for demolition by Decomar.

 

ANCO SWAN  ex SVANAAS

      [ Sister to SANDEFJORD 1950 and BUCCANEER 1950 ]

5,675 grt

Built 1949  A/B Gotaverken

For Iver Bugge

6 cyl 2s c.sa diesel by A/B Gotaverken

415.0 x 55.1 x 31.7

Registered Larvik, Norway

Call Sign : LNZM.

1964  ANCO SWAN : Iver Bugge ( Anco )

1969  L.S.C.O. DANANG ; Luzon Stevedoring Corp, Lusteveco, Philippines.

Still in 1971-72 Lloyds Register; 1984 no longer includes this name.

 

Anco Swan as Svanaas


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