London Resolution 1959 to 1960

Ship details, Ports visited & Officer shipmates

Length MLD          =  560'                        Length Overall    =  593'  02"

Breadth                 =    80'                        Breadth Overall    =    80'  04"

Depth                    =  42'  03"                   Depth overall      =    42' 05 1/8"

Gross Tonnage      =   16,268.60           Underdeck          =    14,517.35

Net    Tonnage       =     9,479.42            Deadweight ( S )  =  24,900 tons
                                                                          "      "     ( W ) =   24,165  "

Suez Gross   =  16,707.64     Net   =  12,500.86    Underdeck   =   14,450.49

Panama Gross    16,600.02   Net   =  11.916.01    Underdeck   =    14,517.35

         I.T.M.    =  3,330 ( at Summer draught )

Draught Summer     =  32'  04 1/2"           Draught  Winter    = 31'  08 1/4"

Freeboard (S)           =  10' 00 3/4"            Freeboard ( W )    = 10'  08 3/4"

Allowance   W.N.A.   =         5  1/2"            F.W.A.                  =        8  3/4"

T.P.I.   (S)  =   92.15 tons              T.P.I.   (W) =   91.83 tons

Anchors Port     =   108 cwt.   Starb   =  108 cwt     Spare   =   108 cwt.

Shackles Port and Starb   =   165 fathoms  of   2  9/16" Tayco

Steam Winches      Clark Chapman    12"  x 15 "

Winches
Foredeck  =  8" x 12" one left hand one right hand with
                                                extended warping ends
Maindeck  =  8" x 12"                          "    ditto   "
Poop          =  9" x 14"                          "    ditto    "  

Derricks
For'd            =   6 ton S.W.L.  47' 00 1/2" long
Amidship      =   6  ton S.W.L.  41' 00 1/2 lonh
Aft ( for E.R.) = 4 ton S.W.L.   41'  06 1/2"             = 
           
Cargo Hold  ( grain)   = 48,819 cuft.
                                                    
Joined as 2nd Officer
at Thameshaven  on  6th April  1959
   Left  at Trieste  on  19th Feb  1960


Captain                W.D. Hepworth   ( ex Pride )
                             D.M. Muir           ( ex Pride, Majesty, Integrity )

Ch/ Officer            G. Baskerville
                              J.C. Clark   ( John Clark )

2nd/Officer                           myself

3rd /Officer             M.L. Perthan         ( ex Pride )

Apprentices                Westcott
                                      Bourne
                                      Pledger and Hellier

Radio Officer                  Mc Cabe
                                        John Moss

Ch/Steward.                  Allan
                                        Coull
                                       Jefferson

Ch/Eng.                           McIlwraine
                                       Postlethwaite
                                      ( Steamboat ) Graham

2n/ Eng.                         J.Goode
                                       J. Hughes and wife

3rd/Eng.                        Callow
                                      J. Honeychurch
                                       Ferguson

4th/Eng.                         Humas

Junior Eng.                   Walker    +  Fletcher  + Jolley
                                       Paddern  + Folliet
                        
Electrical Engineer         Datson
                                           Wills   ( ex Integrity )


Officers on Board
                                    LONDON    RESOLUTION

Call sign     GXJQ                        Port of Registry      LONDON
Builders     Furness Ship Building.          Haverton on Hill
Owners       London and Overseas Freighters
Classification  +100 A1 Lloyd's for carriage of Petroleum products in bulk.


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Pumping Installation
Cargo pumps    3 Drysdale Lyd " Horizontal Centrifugal
                       Turbo driven  14"  x 14"    1,000   t.p.h. each at 1,625 R.P.M.

Ballast Pump    Thomas  Lamont.
                             1 vertical Duplex  10" x 7" x 10"  50 t.p.h.             

Oil fuel transfer pump.    2 similar to ballast pump.

Suction pipes     3 Systems
1 & 2 tanks         3/4/5 tanks        6/7/8/9/ tanks
with 13" main lines and 12"crossover lines

Discharge Pipes     13" Main Line
                                   12" Stern Discharge
                                    6" Stripping Liner


PROPELLING   MACHINERY


Makers      Richardson Westgarth,  Hartlepool

Engines     Single Screw Double reduction
                     geared Turbine
                   7,300 S.H.P. at 100 R.P.M.

Boilers      2 Foster wheeler  "D" type watertube
                 Heating surface   9,330 sq.ft per boiler
                 Working pressure  450 lbs per sq ins.

Propeller   UNISLIP. Manganese Bronze  ( 4 bladed)
                  19' 00" diameter       Mean Pitch  15.75  
                  Expanded surface  146 sq ft.

Main Transmitter        Marconi Oceanspan

Emergency   "            Marconi  reliance

Main Reciever            Redifon   type  R.50.m

Emergency "               Redifon   type R.141

Auto Key                     S.Davall  type Mk 2

Auto Alarm                  Redifon   type  AL. 27

Depth Sounder            Marconi Seagraph

Radar                           Cossor  Mk 2A

D.F.                               Marconi Lodestone

Gyro                              Sperry with auto pilot