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Schrøder &
Farstad
In 1956 Shipping company Sverre A. Farstad & Co. was
formed by Sverre A. Farstad
together with ship-owners Ole Schrøder and Sverre Farstad
junior.
In 1962 they took over A/S Truma and renamed A/S Vigra;
1965 they were renamed Schrøder & Farstad of Ålesund.
1959
FARLAND
Ore
Carrier; I/S Farland, Sverre A. Farstad & Company
Haugesund
Mekaniske Verksted 10,500 dwt; 6,459
grt
427
x 57.1 x 32 ft
Built 1959, Haugesund M/V A/S, Haugesund, Norway. (Yard Nr 18)
Motor diesel Gotaverken. single screw motorship, 12 knots.
2 SA; 5 cylinders (630 x 1300). Uddevallavarvet A/B.
Sold April 1963
1963 Renamed GERLAND A/S Gerrards Rederi, Kristiansand.
1970 Renamed ASTRANORTE (2) Astramar Cia. Argentiana de Nav.
SAC, Buenos Aires.
26/27th September 1975: Under Captain Jorge
Travaglini from Guayacán, Chile to San Nicolás, Argentina, sailing at reduced
speed due to poor visibility, she struck a reef off the Coast of Canal Icy and
foundered in Fuigian Channel, off the southern tip of S America with iron ore.
The crew of 29 were recued by the Chilean Naval ship VALDIVIA and were
disembarked at Punta Arenas.
1962 BELLONA (bought from AO Anderson)
Built as BELLONA
ANCO
SEA See
Anco pages
Converted
to Solvent Lube Oil Carrier
SAGA
SAILOR
Bulkcarrier
Built
1962; Delivered 1962 by Horton Verft
21,550
dwt; 12,208 grt Bulk Carrier
Sold
1971
1962
SAGA SAILOR(2) ex FARSEA
12,808 grt
Built as FARSEA
1965 Renamed SUNSEA
1971 Renamed SAGA SAILOR; Schröder & Farstad
Sold
February 1973
1973 Renamed ELLY
Saga Sailor
Saga Sailor
Thanks to Ruud
van der Duin for these pictures
1962
SAGA STAR ex TERNOY
Built
as TERNOY A/S Truma
ANCO
STAR See
Anco pages
Sold
October 1973
1962 SAGA SUN ex HANSOY
Built
as HANSOY A/S Truma
ANCO
SUN See
Anco pages
Sold
1969
1963
FARLAND (2)
Launched
May 1962 Haugesund Mek.Verksted 18,825 dwt
Delivered
May 1963
Sold
1968
Farland (2)
1965
SAGA SKY
Tanker
74,350 dwt
AV
Gøtaverken.
Delivered
March 1965
Sold
June 1974. Renamed BURMAH SPAR.
3rd October 1978, 0420 hours Inbound together,
BURMAH SPAR collided with the TEXACO IOWA
on the Mississippi River, Pilottown, Louisiana. The total damage to the vessels
was estimated at £250,000.
No-one was injured. Collision was determined to be due to
bar-pilot errors and the failure of the pilots
to establish bridge-to-bridge radio-telephone
communications before the collision.
5th
June 1982 Delivered to Gadani Beach and
Scrapped.
1972
ANCO SEA (2) See Anco pages
Chemical
and Oil Carrier
Eriksbergs Mek. Verkstad AB; 23,498dwt; Yard Nr 645
556ft
6ins; 7-cyl B&W; 11,500 hp; 14,999 grt; 8938nrt
Launched
11th June 1971.
Delivered
1st January 1972
For I/S Saga Sea, Norway [Schrøder & Farstad, Ålesund]
Sold
1973
SAGA SWALE 1957 ex
SKARAAS
SAGA STREAM 1967
ex ANCO STREAM
SAGA SWORD 1967
Raymond
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