MERES-N

Dutch m/v MERES-N, imo 5232622/ 66,24m/ 499gt/ 12kn; 31/12/1952 completed by Gusto Smulders, Schiedam, for Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co's, Rotterdam; 1955 she had a broken crank shaft at Lagoa dos Patos, Rio Grande do Sul, and then thence having been towed by same owner?s m/v CONCEPCION, 69,39m/ 499gt,) to Rotterdam for repairs, a distance of 6.182 n/miles running in 54 days in a speed of 4,77kn, between 29/12/1955 to 19/02/1956 at a speed of 4,77 knots; 29/11/1966 LEBANESE STAR, Cie. Libanaise Nav. Cot. d' Outremer, Beiruth; 1975 ABADAN STAR, Habilullah & Co, Abadan, a new engine was installed; 09/1980 heavily damaged in Iraq/Iran war; 1994 the wreck was still in Basrah; 1998 deleted from LR. Sister ship MEGREZ-N.
Seen River Douro, Oporto, 50?s.
Photo: F. Cabral, Oporto.