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THESEUS - IMO 5358751
Theseus built 1955, sister of Neleus and Nestor. Sold in 1971 and renamed Aegis Myth and later Aegis Care. Shown here sailing from Melbourne, 1963. Broken up Shanghai November 1973. Acknowledgment Robert Winduss.
TELEMACHUS - IMO 5354561
TELEMACHUS. Launched 1950 as Silverelm. Completed 1950 as Teiresias. Telemachus 1960. Aegis Courage 1971. Broken up Shanghai 25.1.74.
QE2 passing The Stature of Liberty. I remember standing on the deck passing the exact same spot, it was very moving and brought me to tears.
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Protesilaus - this is interesting! Dennis Gallagher is an ex deck officer in Blue Funnel. He now owns several ships in New Zealand. They are all in BFL livery with BFL names. Acknowledgment John Marshall. www.myweb.tiscali.co.uk/chinaboats.
Liverpool - A place I will never tire of, there is always something new to discover - Capital of Culture.
The demise of Blue Funnel Line's MV Calchas. On 22/07/73 whilst loading loading rubber & later at Port Kelang, Malaysia, a petrol driven forklift fell down a deep tank full of rubber and caught ire. the resultant blaze rendered her a total loss.She was towed to Singapore for demolition in November at the Kevn Hwa, Iron & Steel works, Enterprise Co Ltd.