London Victory  1960

Ship details, Ports visited & Officer shipmates

Officers on board
                           LONDON   VICTORY

Joined as 2nd Officer at Rotterdam    20th June  1960    
                 Left Vessel at Rotterdam    2nd November 1960
                  ( Having served as Chief Officer  for one month 
                         Due to the death of Captain Fox )


Captain                    R.K. Clark
                                  G. Fox
                                  Hubbard

Chief Officer          J.G. Pette
                                  Hubbard

2nd Officer             myself

3rd Officer              C. Hannaford
                                  Pettifer   ( ex Integrity )

Apprentices            J. Peat
                                  J. Craythorne 
                                   Pettifer

Radio Officer           K. Tyrrell

Chief Steward          G. Barnet   ( ex Integrity )
                                   Anderson

Chief Engineer         W. Graham   ( ex Resolution )

2nd Engineer            A.  Bully

3rd Engineer    
         A. Cockburn  ( ex Integrity )
extra 3rd Engineer       Ellis

4th Engineer              Collins
                                      Ellis

Junior Engineers       F.  Chatfield
                                       Knapmann

Electrical Engineer     Ferber
                                      Johnson


Length B.P. =  525'      Beam MLD  =  71' 00"     Depth  MLD   =  39'  03"

    "        O.A. =  553'      Beam   EXT  =  71' 04"            "    EXT     =  39' 05"

Gross Tons   =  12,132              Displacement = 6,270 tons Light
Deadweight  =   18,100      
Net                   =  7,080.73                                    = 24,370  tons  Loaded  
          
Speed           =  14.5 knots Light                   13.5 knots   Loaded    

I.T.M.             = 1,735 ft ton Light                2,413 ft ton    Loaded

Block Coef.    = 0.6648         Light                   .7494           Loaded

T.P.I.              =  65.53          Light                   74.42           loaded

Suez  Gross    =   12,382.89                        Suez  Net    =  9,657.00

Panama Gross =   12.337.77                   Panama Net    =  8,831.49

Freeboard          
        F.W.A.      =   8 1/4"                   W.N.A.   =   10' 00"
       Tropical     =   8'  08 3/4"                  
       Summer     =  8'  11  3/4"        Draught  =   30' 05 3/4"
       Winter        =  9' 06 3/4"           Draught =    29' 10 1/4"

Anchor Stockless
Port  =  100 cwt 3 qr  7 lbs     Starb = 99cwt   3qe   14lbs
  Spare = 99cwt. 1 qr 0lb
Collective weight   291 cwt   3 qr   2 lbs
Stream  = 37cwt. 0qr  21 lbs

Cables
Port + Starb   = 330 fathoms  of 2 3/8 Tayco Cable
End Link Bolted through into chain locker
Total Weight   =  976 cwt.

Compass  Stand Aft  = Reflector   MK2
   "                                  = Sperry
D.F.                                = Lodestone
Radio                            = Oceanspan
Auto Alarm                  = Marconi  Vigilent
Log                               = Walker Trident
Sounding Machine    = Marconi Seagraph   ( Wet Paper )
                                    Kelvin Hughes  ( hand powered - aft )
Radar                           = Cossor  MK2

LIFEBOAT   Total  4 (Alumimium) 
                           1 Motor Lifeboat  40 person
                           3 Lifeboats  44 person each   ( 24' x 8.6'  x 3.6')
                    also 1 x 16' steel dingy






                                  Propelling Machinery

Makers      North Eastern Marine
                    Single acting ( 6 cylinder ) opposed piston
                    670 m/m   x 2320 m/m
                    B.H.P.   =   6,800 at 119 r.p..m.

Propeller     Solid Bronze   4 Bladed   17' 08" diam.
                      102.4   sq ft expaded surface

Boiler           2  Scotch  15' 06"   ext diam   12' 00"
                      Working Pressure     =  150 lbs sq ins
                      Heating surface        =  6,075 sq ft.

Pumping  Installation
Cargo pumps     =  18"  x  14"  x  24" =  400 t.p.h.
                              4 horizontal duplex
Drain Pumps       =  70 t.p.h. Lamont Vertical Duplex
Ballast Pumps     =   75 t.p.h. Lamont Vertical Simplex
Oil fuel Pumps    =    75 t.p.h. Lamont Vertical Simplex

Suction Pipes  Main lines and Centre  =  12"   Wings = 10"
Discharge /Loading Main                    =  12"   Stern  = 10"

Steam Generators
                             2  x  60 k.watt    =  110 volts
Diesel   1  x 25 k.watt 
( emergency genny located in Focsle head )

Steam Windlass   
         12"  dia  x 14"  stroke   2 cylinder
Winches
        For'd Main deck   8"  x  12"  with extended
                                                                      warping ends
        Aft        "      "     8"  x  12"   "        "             "         "
        Poop                   9"  x   14"   "       "              "         "

Derricks
       For'd       1  x 5 ton  S.W.L.    Length    54'  07"
          "           2  x 5 ton  S.W.L.    Length    27'  06"
       Aft           2 x 5 ton  S.W.L.    Length     27'  06"
       Fiddley     1  x 4 ton S.W.L.       Length     39'  06"

Steering Gear 
              Mactaggart  & Scott   4 ram  Steam hydraulic
Rudder 
              Aerofoil  212 sq ft.    CAN be Unshipped at sea
                                                       LONDON  VICTORY
Built           =  1952    by Haverton Shipbuilding Co. Haverton on Tees

Call sign     =  MNLX            Port of Registry    LONDON

Class           =  + 100 A1 LLoyds for carriage of petroleum products in bulk


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