CROSBIAN

British m/v CROSBIAN, imo 5082405/ 82,9m/ 1.518gt/ 12kn, 08/1947 completed by William Gray & Co., West Hartlepool, for Ellerman & Papayanni Lines, Liverpool, for its Portugal service with eventual runs to Mediterranean; 1963 transferred to the subsidiary company Mossgiel Steamship Co.,Ltd., John Bruce (mgrs) Shipping Co. Ltd.; 29/08/1967 MABUHAY, Davao Reawood Corp., Davao, Philippines; 1978 s/n, Solid Shipping Corp., Philippines; 11/11/1980 arrived Manila for breaking up. Sister-ships: LUCIAN and with light differences DARINIAN, MERCIAN, PALMELIAN. I am remembering on her maiden trip to Oporto, former grey hull painted, she took the pilot at Leixões and proceed to the Douro bar, 3 nm south, rolling much, meanwhile the chief pilot closed the bar due condition having deteriorated, why she was put into Leixões waiting for the next tide.
Seen 08/11/1956 stranded in a river Douro sand bank, unloading cargo for a lighter and assisted by tugs GUADIANA, VANDOMA and pilot launch P9.
© Unknown - Collection F. Cabral, Oporto.