Revised and reintroduced for the fourth time from 19 November 2005

TEESSHIPS

MY FIRST SHIP

NUMBER 1 - AYUTHIA

AYUTHIA in Middlesbrough Dock on 12 June 1975

A pre-telephoto days panoramic view of Middlesbrough Dock with the AYUTHIA centre on 12.6.75.

Seen while under the Greek flag between 1978 and 1981

Two views as the TORM JESSIE at Malta

(above photographs by Ron Mapplebeck or from his Negative Collection)

Acknowledgements to Alex Duncan for this photograph.

Also to Roger Hare and if you are interested in East Asiatic ships? (Pages adopted by Mariners' List):
Try http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/eac/eac.htm

CAREER DETAILS

AYUTHIA: 10,083gt.

15.1.1960: launched by A/S Nakskov Skibsvaerft, Naksov, yard no. 156.

5.1960: completed as AYUTHIA for A/S Det Ostasiatiske Kompagni, Copenhagen, Denmark.

1978: sold to Esplanade Maritime Inc., Greece, but not immediately renamed.

1981: renamed TORM JESSIE by these owners (photographic sources indicate name change actually occurred during 1980).

1.1983: sold to Akbarali & Sons for demolition at Darukhana, Bombay.

Another view of the AYUTHIA (photograph by Keith Byass)

This view was sent to me by Ole Ryolf (and I've not shown it previously)

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John Collins kindly featured the AYUTHIA in the left background of the painting he did of my favourite ship, the EFORIE.