| Also known as | San Florentino |
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| IMO number | 5309774 |
| Call sign | GPZW |
| Construction number | 1220 |
| Tonnage | 19.349 ton |
| Beam | 21m |
| Length overall | 169m |
| Year of construction | 1953 |
| Year of renaming/broken up | 1970 |
| Service for Shell | 1959 to 1970 |
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HEMIDONAX (2) ex. SAN FLORENTINO
Sailors
| Name | Job | Period | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Longton ... | 5th engineer, 3rd engineer | ||
| John A. Caughey | extra 2nd engineer | 1953 to 1954 | stand-by eng. building. 2nd.engineer . |
| John Albert Evans | 2nd steward | 1959 to 1960 | |
| Richard Hindle | 5th engineer | 1961 to 1962 | |
| Richard Tomlinson | deck apprentice | 1962 | |
| Pieter Koops | deck apprentice | 1963 | |
| Ron Stringer | radio officer | 1963 to 1964 | |
| Ian Stretton Walker | 2nd mate | 1963 | |
| Peter Hills Redfern | deck apprentice | 1965 | |
| Malcolm Newell | 5th engineer | 1966 to 1967 | 1st trip |
| Cor Brouwer | supernumerary (writer) | 1966 | |
| Brian E. Foster | 3rd mate | 1966 to 1967 | |
| John Wilson 3 | 5th engineer | 1966 to 1967 | |
| John Rattray | 5th engineer | 1967 to 1968 | |
| Paul Appleby | deck apprentice | 1968 | |
| Roger Sparling | apprentice engineer/5th engineer | 1968 to 1969 | |
| Donald Travis | chief officer | 1969 | |
| Robert T. Dunbar | deck cadet | 1969 | 1st. trip |
| Iain Gillie Campbell | apprentice engineer | 1970 |
Anecdotes
| Date | Visitor | Anecdote |
|---|---|---|
| 05/05/2025 - 19:55 | Robert Dunbar |
Just came across a letter I wrote home to my parents in the summer of 1969. At the time I was a first trip deck cadet and apparently we were attempting to depart Jurong drydock in Singapore. It took three attempts to depart due to "boiler issues" which caused us to black out twice, and we were towed back alongside for further repairs. What little I can recall from some 50 odd years ago, Singapore was then a glorious place to dry dock. The dock itself was rat infested stink hole but once outside the gates it was like I had arrived in paradise. (For an 18 year first time away from home it was paradise) |
| 09/13/2015 - 20:35 | Robert T. Dunbar |
I along with two other deck cadets joined the Hemidonax at the Bukom anchorage as a 1st trippers on the 5th of April 1969. We boarded around 20:00hrs and immediately went on watches, berthing at Bukom some 2 hours later. The start of a great trip running in and out of Singapore for 9 months. Set me up well, for a further 40 years at seaa??a?? |
| 10/26/2012 - 20:57 | John Albert Evans |
I did Three trips on her when she was the San Florentino belonging to the Eagle Oil Shipping Company. June 1959 to August 1960.I was the Second Steward, I really enjoyed my time on her. |
| 11/08/2011 - 17:12 | Pieter Koops |
I joined this ship when she was 'San Fortunato' and was on when she had her name changed. the other senior apprentice was John Wood |
| 06/24/2010 - 13:41 | John Rattray |
Of the "h" ships I sailed on this was the happiest and certainly the most hard working. She was a character and had significant differences from the others. |
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