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Hearts of Oak

 

 

Athel Line – Anco

Parcel Tanker Service

Existing Fleet, when the

ANCO Identity came into being, in 1964.

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ANCO SEA (1) 1964 ex BELLONA

ANCO SUN 1964 ex HAVSØY

ANCO SWIFT 1964 ex SKOGAAS

and added in 1968

ANCO ARIADNE 1968 ex ARIADNE

 

ANCO SEA

Built as BELLONA for A O Anderson, Oslo

Gotaverken Yard Nr 658

Delivered September 1951

17,259 grt

9 cyl GV 6,750 bhp

541.3 x 65.6 x 30.5 ft

Sold 1962; Renamed SAGA SEA; A Farstad & Co, Ålesund

1964 Renamed ANCO SEA

24th June 1965 Explosion on board.

Sold 1969; Renamed AMALTHEA; Amalthea Shipping Co NY; Liberia

Scrapped November 1974

 

Anco Sea

from the Johnny Riert Collection

 

ANCO SUN

Built February 1955 GV, Göteborg; Yard Nr 690

9-cyl GV; 6,750 bhp

550 x 62.2 x 31.1 ft; 18,050 grt

Built as HAVSØY; For A/S Truma, Arendal

Renamed SAGA SUN; Schrøder & Farstad, Ålesund

1964 Renamed ANCO SUN; Schrøder & Farstad, Ålesund

1970 Renamed SAGA SUN; Skibs A/S Vigra, Ålesund

1974 Renamed GEFO SUN; Elix Nav. Pireus

Renamed GEFO

Renamed ANTIGONE

Scrapped Kaohsiung 1977

 

Anco Sun

from the Johnny Riert Collection

 

ANCO SWIFT

Motor Tanker 

Built as SKOGAAS; Call sign JXIK

January 1961 Built A/S Akers Mek.Verksted, Oslo; Yard Nr 520

For Skibs A/S Nanset (Iver Bugge), Larvik

556.9 x 72 x 39.8 ft; 20,505 dwt; 12,959 grt, 7,394 nrt

Engine: Akers Verft -B&W; 7-cyl; 750x2000mm; 11,500 bhp; 14.5 knots

1964 Renamed ANCO SWIFT

March 1976 Renamed IVER SWIFT

1978 Renamed LAKE KATYA; Cia. Ptolemais Navegacion S.A., Greece

1980 Renamed KATYA; Pamais Mar. Piraeus

1983 Renamed NEW FORTUNE V; Cia. Fortuna Navegacion S.A., Panama

1984 Renamed TAHITIEN; Cie. Maritime Wallisienne, Wallis & Futuna Islands (France)

         [Cie Mar. Geelong, Nuomea]

1985 Papeete,Tahiti as a Storage Tanker

1988 Arrived Kaohsiung, Taiwan, for scrapping

 

Anco Swift

from the Johnny Riert Collection

 

ANCO ARIADNE

19,900 grt; Built 1961 Kockums Yard Nr 453

8-cyl MAN 9000 bhp;  557.8 x 72.2 x 30.2 ft

Built as ARIADNE For A/S Athene [Jørgen Bang, Kristiansand]

1968 Converted to a Solvent Tanker

1968 Renamed  ANCO ARIADNE;  Jörgen Bang, Kristiansand

1974 Renamed  ANCO TRANSOCEANIC

         Renamed  LENA TRANSOCEANIC

         Renamed  PATRIS;  Seahopper Mar. Co.

Fire broke out in the engine room, 15th August, on route to Bombay.

Scrapped 1982

 

Anco Ariadne

from the Johnny Riert Collection

 

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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

 

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