Post by: Magnum on September 23, 2013, 10:04:36 AM
type: motor merchant ship
affiliation: Saudi Arabia
built: 1957, Stulcken & Sohn, Steinwerder, Germany
dimensions: l=100.6 m, w=15.9 m, h=8.8 m, 3,598 GRT
propulsion: 2 diesel engines, 8 cylinders, 1 propeller, total of 3,600 hp, speed 14.5 kt
sunk: 12th October 1982
cause: cargo loading error
historical importance:small
coordinates: 45˚ 19,101' N, 14˚ 26,181' E (drawing)
difficulty to locate: Location is in the open sea. The ship lies on its right side. Marked with buoys
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Fotografija potopljenog Elhawi Star 19-06-2013 (Photo by Ferdo Hitrec)
Post by: pp1972 on September 23, 2013, 11:30:43 AM
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Thanks to Milko Kronja for information on her fate reproduced below.
She left Rijeka for Jeddah in November 1982. ( I must check the date, but I think it was 23rd ) with cargo of timber, got a very big list and sunk outside the harbour. Her remains are still there, 24 years later.
IDNo: 5407916
Yard No: 869
Year: 1957
Name: VALERIA
Type: Cargo ship (ref)
Launch Date: 9.9.57
Flag: DEU
Date of completion: 12.57
Tons: 2372
DWT: 5212
Length overall: 106.2
LPP: 96.0
Country of build: DEU
Beam: 15.1
Builder: H.C.Stulcken Sohn
Location of yard: Steinwerder
Speed(kn): 1D-15
63 POLARIS - 71 ANEMOS - 72 TANIA - 81 ELHAWI STAR
foundered 45.19.06N/14.26.33E 12.10.82 [Rijeka-Jeddah, tiles & timber]
Post by: zoki_zč on October 21, 2013, 11:19:34 PM
Potonuo pri izlasku iz luke, 1982 godine.
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Post by: pilot on October 25, 2013, 08:21:24 PM
capable