Reynolds (V) 1973


Seen here on the buoys at Port Said getting fleeced prior to Suez Canal transit

Reynolds 1973

18025 tons and 29812 dwt

Length 190.0 and 181.0 LPP x 23.0m

Motorship

MAN 8 cyl KZ70/120E engines of 11,200 bhp at 140 rpm

3x ABC generators

15 kts

Boelwerf N.V., Temse, Belgium

Yard No 1475

1978 sold and chartered back

1987 sold to Malta and renamed Seaduty

1989 sold to Greece and renamed Predator

1993 sold to Cyprus and renamed Trias

1993 sold to Peoples Republic of China and renamed Gueng Shen

2006 renamed Zhong Yue

2011 scrapped

1st Hand

Anglo Belgian Company generators had fuel pumps out of sight inside the cam casing so any fuel leakage went straight into the sump.

Wonderful!!