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Reuben
Goossens
Maritime
Historian,
Cruise‘n’Ship Reviewer & Author
Hamburg Süd
Reederei
(Hamburg South America
Line)
Page Four
The Other Five “Cap San” White Swans
Their story in brief
A superb MS Cap San Diego remains with us
to this day as a Museum, Hotel, Tourist facility as well as being a fully
operational ship
operating
several day cruises each year as seen in the photograph above. However, in
September 2011 she celebrates a special 50th.anniversary
voyage!
Photograph provided
by: Cap San Diego Betriebsgesellschaft mbH
Page Four is all about the
Cap San Diego’s five sisters, and although their history is not as well
known, I personally feel that I should not disregard them for they were just as
beautiful as the Cap San Diego and thus deserve at least a mention and have
their general details mentioned! Although I only have the general outline of
their careers, but should any of my readers have more available on these five
ships, I would greatly appreciate you emailing me, my email address is found on
my mainpage, the link is at the bottom of this page. I trust that you will
enjoy reading about these amazing ships, for they were special indeed and
considering that one of these remain afloat and fully functioning is very
thrilling indeed, thus make sure whenever possible go to Hamburg and visit the
Cap San Diego and spend a few nights on board, you will never regret it!
Reuben Goossens.
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1: MS Cap San Nicolas -
9,839 GRT.
Please
note; All Images on this page are original company’s postcards and
Author’s collection
MS Cap San Nicolas sailed for Reederei Hamburg-Süd from July 15, 1961 to June 1981,
when she was laid up. In August she was sold to Astro
Oriental Armadora S.A., Panama,
who sold her to Pakistani breakers Ahmed Investment Ltd. Renamed MS Nicola
she arrived in Karachi
on August 9, 1981, but she was not beached until April 11, 1982, but breaking
up commenced immediately.
Specifications for all five ships!
These ships, just
like the Cap San Diego had the same dimensions, although their tonnage varied
slightly and each GRT is noted alongside their name.
Length: 522.96ft – Length
of 159.40m.
Beam: 70.21ft
- 21.40m.
Draft: 27.7ft
– 8.44m.
Engines: 1 x 2 Stroke MAN K9Z
78/140 D - diesel engine at 11 650 hp – 8,569 kW.
Four auxiliary
KHD-engines (500 hp) with generators to supply the ship with electricity
440V/115 ac.
Screws: Single.
Service speed: 19 knots (During trials: Max, 20.3 knots at 118 revolutions per minute).
Passengers: 12 First Class
deluxe.
Crew: 50.
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2: MS Cap San Marco - 9,828
GRT (Gross Registered Tons).
MS Cap San
Marco sailed for Reederei Hamburg-Süd from July 7,
1961 to April 29, 1985, when she was laid up. On April 29, 1985 she was sold to
Trade Winds Shipping Ltd. (Navorient Maritime Ltd.,
managers) in St. Vincent. However, she quickly
sold again to a Chinese breaker and renamed MS Marco Polo she arrived in
Qingdao China on July 16, 1985 to be broken
up.
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3: MS Cap San Lorenzo
- 9,849 GRT (Gross Registered
Tons).
MS Cap San Lorenzo sailed for Reederei Hamburg-Süd from July, 1961 to June, 1981, when
she was laid up. In August 1981 she was sold to Astro
Oriental Armadora S.A., Panama, who sold her to
Pakistani breakers Ahmed Investment Ltd. Renamed MS Lorenzo she arrived
in Karachi on August 13, 1981 and on February 23, 1982 she was beached and
breaking up commenced.
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4:
MS Cap San Augustin – 9,833 (Gross Registered Tons).
MS Cap San
Augustin sailed for Reederei Hamburg-Süd from July
22, 1961 to February 1983. She was purchased in February 1983 by Scheepvaartmaats, Jobshaven B.V.
who renamed her MS Coolhaven, and she was
managed by Van Uden's Scheepvaart en Agentur Maats B.V. managers of Rotterdam. She was laid
up in May 1984 but soon sold to International Shipping Lines Ltd., Valletta, who in turn
resold her to Saleh Zarina
Ltd., Bangladeshi breakers. Renamed MS Haven she arrived at Chittagong on September
3, 1984 and was beached just nine days later when breaking up commenced.
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5:
MS Cap San Antonio
– 9,844 (Gross Registered
Tons).
MS Cap San Antonio sailed for Reederei Hamburg-Süd from December 2, 1962 to 1982.
However, in 1973 she was extensively rebuilt after a fire but she looked very
much a different ship, her superstructure was by far smaller and boxier. She
returned to service mostly operating as a freighter.
The
rebuilt Cap San Antonio, looking nothing like the
sleek “White Swan”!
She was transferred in 1982 to Hansamerica S.A.
(Ybarra y Cia. S.A., managers), Panama and she was renamed MS
San Antonio. She was sold in 1986 to Inlink
Shipping Ltd. (Navorient Maritime Ltd., managers), St. Vincent. However, soon after she was sold to a
Chinese breaker but sadly no information of her departure or arrival at her
final destination is known.
Click HERE for an excellent YouTube video of the MS Cap San
Diego
Hamburg Sud’s INDEX:
Page
One … “MS Santa
Ines & Santa Teresa” -
Including a little “Hamburg Sud” history and a few other ships.
Page Two … “MS
Cap San Diego” - The Last of Six “Cap San” Class Liners.
Page
Three … “MS Cap San Diego” - “The Museum & Hotel Ship.”
Page
Four … The other Five “Cap
San” White Swans.
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photographs that have been provided to me without details regarding the
photographer/owner concerned. I hereby invite owners of these images, if they
would be so kind to make them-selves known to me (my email address may be found
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credit may be given in full. I know what it is like, I have seen a multitude of
my own photographs on other sites, yet these individuals either refuse to
provide credit or remove them when requested, knowing full well that there is
no legal comeback when it comes to the net. However, let us show these
charlatans up and always do the right thing at all times and give proper credit
where credit is due!
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