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At the time I started taking photographs of ships in Halifax, the small ro-ro cargo ship CHRISTINA C was chartered to the St. Pierre et Miquelon service. Since then many other similar type ships have run the route, the current being the DUTCH RUNNER. IMO number: 8616623. Managed by Orion Rederierne A/S, Denmark. Flag: Denmark. Gross tonnage: 1814 (1748 dwt). Completed: 1988 by Orskov Christensen Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Frederikshavn, Denmark. Dimensions: loa: 85.36 m b: 14.0 m draught: 3.66 m. Main engine(s): 2, MAN-B&W Alpha 6 cyl diesels. Power: 1620 kW. Speed: 13.5 kn. She was sold in 1994 becoming the FINOLA and was converted to a livestock carrier in 1997 moving principally sheep between Australasia and Asia.
The EUROPE FEEDER (subsequently - PANABO, CFS PANABO-05, TECMARINE SPRINT-02, EUROPE FEEDER-02, SEA RACER-99) was chartered to EIMSKIP of Iceland for a while in 1994/5. IMO number: 8913710. Managed by Reederei Navylloyd AG, Basle, Switzerland. Flag: Liberia. Gross tonnage: 5999 (6886 dwt) - 490 TEUs. Completed: 1993 by Stocznia Polnocna Im. Bohaterow Westerplatte, Gdansk, Poland. Dimensions: loa: 120.9 m b: 18.6 m draught: 7.0 m. Main engine(s): ZGODA 8 cyl diesel. Power: 5760 kW. Speed: 16.0 kn. REYJKAFOSS is now the ship most often seen in Halifax on this service.
Secunda's multi-purpose cargo ship JD MITCHELL (ex ZINCMASTER-95) used to operate a general cargo service from Halifax to Cuba in the 1990s. After this photo was taken she was fitted with two cranes for handling containers. IMO number: 7356288. Managers: Secunda Marine Services Ltd., Dartmouth NS. Flag: Barbados. Gross tonnage: 12522 (17605 dwt). Completed: 1975 by Whyalla Shipbuilding & Engineering, Whyalla, Australia. Dimensions: loa: loa: 177.8 m b: 21.2 m draught: 8.4 m. Main engine(s): Sulzer 5 cyl diesel. Power: 6072 kW Speed: 13.7 kn. She was sold in 2007 becoming the NITA and was broken up at Alang later in the same year.
The ro-ro multi purpose cargo ship GERMANIA is seen arriving Halterm in November 1995 with Canadian military equipment from the Balkans. IMO number: 9067544. Managed by Hartmann Schiffahrts, Leer, Germany. Flag: Germany. Gross tonnage: 8721 (9355 dwt) - 644 TEUs. Completed: 1993 by Brand Werft GmbH & Co. KG, Oldenburg, Germany. Dimensions: loa: 125.5 m b: 19.0 m draught: 8.0. Main engine(s): Krupp MaK 6 cyl diesel. Power: 6604 kW. Speed: 16.0 kn. She still belongs to the same company with name unchanged.
Thein & Heyenga's general cargo ship STADT NORDEN (ex - CAFE EXPRESS-93, STADT NORDEN-92, DELMAS ZAIRE-90, STADT NORDEN; subsequently: WILSTEDT-01, NOUAKCHOTT-00, EEMBAY-99, STADT NORDEN-99, FLS AMERICA-97, STADT NORDEN-97) was chartered to Melfi Lines for service to Cuba in 1994. IMO number: 8506464. Flag: Germany. Gross tonnage: 2800 (2985 dwt) - 246 TEUs. Completed: 1986 by Seebeckwerft AG, Bremerhaven, Germany. Dimensions: loa: 85.6 m b: 15.2 m draught: 5.4 m. Main engine(s): Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz 9 cyl diesel Power: 1348 kW. Speed: 12.0 kn. Since 2006 she has traded in the South Pacific as the SOUTHERN EXPRESS.
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