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SAN FELIPE

Submitted by Kees Helder on Wed, 04/15/2015 - 10:27

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Completed 1956 as "SAN FELIPE" for Eagle Tanker. 1959 purchased by STUK. 1965 renamed as "HOLOSPIRA". 11-9-1976 arrived Inchon for scrap.

Also known as	Holospira
IMO number	5309700
Call sign	GVFK
Construction number	1241
Tonnage	19.349 ton
Beam	21m
Length overall	169m
Year of construction	1956
Year of renaming/broken up	1976
Service for Shell	1959 to 1976
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	San (Eagle Oil)
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	The Eagle Tanker Company Ltd
Shipyard	Smiths Dock & Co Middlesbrough UK
Status	Sailing / Sailed for The Eagle Tanker Company

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Permalink Submitted by Len Mazza on Sun, 09/13/2009 - 01:58

Permalink Submitted by John Peter Briand on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 04:37

Name	Job	Period
Peter Edward Lowery	assistant steward	1957 to 1958
Edward Ted Gann	assistant steward	1957 to 1958
Barry Mckay	2nd mate	1958 to 1959
Ian F. Boon	chief officer	1958
Len Mazza	assistant steward	1959 to 1960
Arthur R. Geake	2nd officer	1960 to 1961
Derek Henry Bowdery	engineer cadet	1960
Tom Grieves	chief officer	1960
Roger Corner	deck apprentice	1960 to 1961
Thomas Otto Kane	senior ordinary seaman	1961 to 1962
Robert Preston	5th engineer	1961 to 1962
Eric Phillips	chief officer	1961 to 1962
Geoff Walker	assistant steward	1961
Lo David	quartermaster	1963 to 1964
Lawrence Lawson...	2nd engineer	1964 to 1965
Tom Hamilton	junior engineer	1964 to 1965
Mike Jones	deck apprentice	1970

Date	Visitor	Anecdote
11/04/2009 - 04:37	John Peter Briand	I joined the Holospira in Singapore in June 1969 as first trip Chief Officer.This was also my 'honeymoon' trip as Brenda joined with me, for what was to be an 8 month trip. It is interesting to record that I was one of 9 first trip Mates all on one of the famous KLM 'combi-flights'. (Does anyone else remember those?) Only 5 of us completed our tours of duty successfully enough to remain in that rank permanently. We have Shell to thank for a wonderful beginning to our married life, as we had to wait in the old Cockpit Hotel for 9 days until the Holospira finally arrived in S'pore. We joined the vessel in Bukom, where Ian Walker (Ch Officer) was busy tank cleaning for Drydock. We then had 6 weeks in Jurong drydock, with shore accommodation in the 'Station Hotel'. As Ch/fficer, I had my own car and driver (Dan Ho). Interestingly, I was to meet the driver's son Peter Ho in the 90's. He drove us from the airport to our hotel in his Mercedes limo. Our trips on the Holospira took us to Japan, Australia, Sambu and Pladju (with associated groundings on the sand banks in the famous Musi River). Great days. We now live in New Zealand. Capt. J P Briand 03/Nov/09
09/13/2009 - 01:58	Len Mazza	MY FIRST SHELL JOB ,THOUGH SHE WAS STILL EagleOil at that time. Also my first to Hong Kong.etc STAYED WITH SHELL UNTIL 1967 WHEN I SLUNG MY HOOK TO N.Z. BEST WISHES TO EX.SHIPMATES. YORKY.