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The Fleets
Johnson Line
/ Red A/B Nordstjernan
1890-1993
Axel Johnson began shipowning in 1885 when he bought his
first steamship and in 1890 he bought a second steamer.
Axel Johnson
founded the shipping company AB Nordstjernan on 19th May, 1890 together
with Gustaf Lettström, Carl Schnell, C.G. Thulin, Ernst Edlund and Captain
Gustaf Blomberg.
The first new ship was delivered in 1891 for the new
company.
In 1904 the company started a shipping route to South America
under the name Johnson Line. On 26th April, 1914 a South Pacific shipping
route was started. Axel Johnson died on 13th May, 1910 and was succeeded
by his sons as directors.
On 17th June, 1914 the North Pacific route
was begun when the KRONPRINS GUSTAF ADOLF was loaded for destinations
on
the North American West coast.
In 1928 a refinery was founded in Nynäshamn and needed tankships to support
the ships along the Swedish coast with fuel and lubrication oil,
so several tank
ships were built or purchased. When the Germans occupied Denmark and Norway on 9th April,
1940 the Skagerak blockade was implemented. The Nordstjernan Company
had seven ships inside Swedish ports and six outside. The route traffic
was halted and the six ships outside Swedish ports were placed in traffic
across the Pacific between Vladivostock and the USA. In 1940 Sweden managed
to get the countries at war to allow limited traffic to and from Swedish
ports. This safe-conduct traffic continued with few breaks until 1945.
During the forties the Lindholmens yard in Gothenburg was bought.
In
December 1948 the first ship in the newly created Far East route began
to load in Bombay and set off on New Years Eve 1949. This route was operated
jointly with Everett Orient Line and became to be known as the Everett
Star Line.
In the early sixties Nordstjernan chartered reefer ships
to manage the transportation of fruit from Argentina and the company
started
to built reefer ships for transportation of cold cargo, but was reluctant
to do so due to substantial investments required, so as a solution
the fruit company Frans A Sanden AB was bought in 1963 for the price
of 14
million SEK, keeping the Sanden brothers in charge of running the company.
With this company behind them Nordstjernan built several new reefer ships.
In 1966 Johnson Line ordered five container vessels at Wärtsilä shipyard
in Åbo, Finland to serve the newly opened container line, to the west
coast of North America in 1969 together with the ship in the Rio - series
rebuild
semi
container vessels. Then they need more special vessels on North Pacific-trade.
After a long discussion, Nordstjernan solved the problem, sailing
together with other ship owners. It was the Danish Østasiatiske Kompagnie
and the English Blue Star Line, which 1972 begin to sail together with
nine vessels under the name Johnson Scan Star. Nordstjernan had five
ships and the other two compnies had two ships each.
In 1969 the Lindholmen
shipyard was sold to the Eriksberg shipyard owned by the Broström Concern.
In 1975 Nordstjernan gained a majority in Rederi AB Fredrika
and Stjärnbolagen and thereby also a majority in Rederi AB Svea (partner
in the Silja Line) who had a fleet of 25 ships and 10 sightseeing boats
in Stockholm.
Johnson Line and the Norwegian ships-owner Abraham Odfjell
in Bergen, Norway created Odfjell Johnson Chemical Tankers (JO Tankers)
in 1980 with nine new-build chemical tankers loading together 300,000
tons.
Johnson Line took part in the Eurosal-consortium which was a consortium
between nine European and South American ship owners: Johnson Line, Armement
Deppe (Antwerp), Compania Naviera Marasia (Madrid), Compania Sud-Americana
de Vapores (Valparaiso), Hapag-Lloyd (Hamburg/Bremen), Lineas Navieras
Bolivianas (La Paz), Nedlloyd (Rotterdam), Pacific Steam Navigation Company
(Liverpool) and Transportes Navieros Ecuatorianos (Guayaquil).
In 1987
Empremar (Chile) and CNP (Peru) join the Eurosal-consortium. Johnson
Lines share was 6.5%.
In 1986 an organization was formed for the collective Nordic
South America traffic consisting of Laser Lines (Latin American Services)
owned by Johnson Line with 70% interest, Finncarries (Effoa) with 20%,
and Wilh. Wilhelmsen with 10%. Laser Line markets and administrates the
Nordic ships owner’s activities in the Laser Stream, Laser RoSA and Laser
Eurosal consortium. In 1989 Johnson Line bought the Norwegian interests
in Laser Lines but Finncarriers still have 20%, also Johnson Line purchased
the Norwegian part in Rosa Tucano.
In the late 1980s the group decided
to concentrate on the construction business and real estate and sold
its shipping interests which included the Silja Line and Linjebuss and
in 1988 changed the Nordstjernan name to NCC. In 1993 the last remaining
ships were sold.
Many thanks to Henk Jungerius and Ted Finch for his assistance in
collecting this data. The following list was extracted from various
sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
- Routes:
- 1920 Stockholm, Gothenburg, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Santos,
Montevideo, Buenos Aires
- 1920 Malmö, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Montevideo, Buenos Aires,
Talcahuano, Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Callao, Guayaquil,
Balboa, San Pedro, San Francisco, Seattle, Tacoma, Central American
ports, Columbian and Venezuelan ports, Gothenburg and other European
ports.
- 1925 Gothenburg, Oslo (optional), Antwerp, Puerto Colombia,
Panama, Acajutla, San José, San Pedro (Los Angeles), San Francisco,
Portland, Seattle, Vancouver
- 1928 Helsingborg, Malmö, Stockholm,
Limhamn, Gothenburg, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo, Buenos
Aires (return also to Helsinki)
- 1928 Gothenburg, Antwerp, San
Pedro, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver (return also
to Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki)
- 1939 Vancouver, Seattle,
Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, ports in Guatemala and
Salvador, Panama, Cristobal, port in UK or Continental port,
Gothenburg
- 1947 Gothenburg, Antwerp, La Guaira, Curaçao, Cristobal,
Buenaventura, Guayaquil, Callao, Arica (occasionally), Valparaiso.
Return voyages: Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Callao and/or other
Peruvian ports, Cristobal, Curaçao, Antwerp, Gothenburg.
Funnel & Flag:
Fleet:
|
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|
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Aconcagua Valley |
1968 |
built by Wärtsilä, Turku | 1981 sold renamed Pisang,
1985 sold renamed Frio Aegean, 1993 scrapped at Alang. |
9,611 |
Amazonas |
1943 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1964
sold to Guan Guan Shipping renamed Golden Wonder, 1973 sold to China
and scrapped at Whampoa. |
7,361 |
Annie Johnson (1) |
1911 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1921 sold H. Stinnes renamed Otto Hugo Stinnes 9, 1927 sold Hapag renamed
Albingia, 1932 scrapped. |
4,381 |
Annie Johnson (2) |
1925 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1962 scrapped at Ystad. |
4,927 |
Annie Johnson (3) |
1969 |
built by Wärtsilä, Turku | 1986 sold to Regency Cruise
Line, Greece renamed Regent Moon intended to rebuilt as cruise ship
but not finished, 1986 sold renamed Alexandra as containership and
still laid up, 1990 bought by Costa Grociere and rebuilt as cruise
ship renamed Costa Azzurra, later Costa Allegra. |
16,288 |
Annie Therese |
1873 |
built by Reiherstieg Schiffwerfte, Hamburg | ex- Cyclop,
1890 purchased from Hamburg Amerikanische Paketfahrt Gesellschaft,
Hamburg (Hapag) renamed Annie
Therese, 1920 sold to Ystad Rederi renamed Beatrice, 1921 sold to
Cia Naviera Bizkor (E. Isusi ) renamed Bizkor, 1925 sold to C. de
Zabala renamed Gobelas, 1928 sold to E. Illueca renamed Manuel, 10th
November 1936 sunk in Spanish civil war, 1937 raised repaired and
back in service, 1940 deleted from Lloyd’s Register. |
1,002 |
Antonia Johnson |
1971 |
built by Wärtsilä, Turku | 1985 sold to
MSC, Geneva renamed Regina D, 1994 renamed MSC Regina, 1999 renamed
MSC Giovanna, 1999 scrapped at Alang. |
16,123 |
Argentina (1) |
1935 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 6th July 1942 struck
mine and sunk with the loss of 5 lives. |
5,300 |
Argentina (2) |
1943 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1970 sold to S. Stravelakis
et al renamed Ismini, 1975 renamed Eteoklis II, 1979 scrapped. |
7,221 |
Atlantic Stream |
1979 |
built by Oskarshamns Varv, Oskarshamn | ex- Gulf Express,
ex- Finnclipper 1981, ex- Gulf Express 1981, 1982 purchased renamed
Atlantic Stream, 1989 sold not renamed, 1991 sold renamed Anglebury,
1992 renamed Joly Oro, 1993 renamed Anglebury, 1994 sold renamed
Und Deniz Cilik, 2007 Ulusoy 7. |
8,759 |
Avesta (1) |
1913 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1921
sold C.W. Winck renamed Osman, 16th March 1940 lost on the Norwegian
coast. |
1,316 |
Avesta (2) |
1978 |
built by Nippon Kokan KK, Tau | 1981 renamed Ainara
co-ownership Wallenius,1983 sold to Wallenius not renamed, 2000 laid
up, 2006 renamed Morning Glory. |
16,886 |
Axel Johnson (1) |
1891 |
built by O.A. Brodin Varv, Gävle | 1901 sold to Ollgaard & Thoersen,
Hamburg renamed Brietzig, 1917 confiscated by the British Government
renamed Polalp, 1921 sold to Alfred Lotinga renamed Rondo, 1922 sold
to F. Marchese Pucci renamed Accensione, 1924 renamed Nero, 1933
scrapped at Newport. |
1,500 |
Axel Johnson (2) |
1910 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1921 sold H. Stinnes renamed Hilde Hugo Stinnes 10, 1927 sold to Hapag renamed
Aragonia, 1931 laid up, 1932 scrapped. |
4,100 |
Axel Johnson (3) |
1925 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1962 scrapped at Ystad. |
5,018 |
Axel Johnson (4) |
1969 |
built by Wärtsilä, Turku | 1986 sold to Regency Cruise
Line, Greece renamed Regent Sun intended to rebuilt as cruise ship
but not finished, 1988 sold to Navyclub, Italy renamed Italia and
partly rebuilt as cruise ship, 1988 sold to Costa Grociere, Naples
completed as cruise ship renamed Costa Marina. |
16,284 |
Bahia Blanca |
1963 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1968 lengthened to carry containers 10,402gt, 1984 sold renamed
Bahia, 1985 sold renamed Chimera, 1985 scrapped at Chittagong. |
8,475 |
Balboa |
1919 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1950 sold to Brenntag
(H. Stinnes) renamed Wolfsburg, 1959 scrapped. |
5,504 |
Bio-Bio |
1944 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1969
damaged by fire, 1970 scrapped at Santander. |
7,371 |
Bo Johnson |
1984 |
built by Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha, Tsurumi |
1993 sold renamed Laser Pacific, 1996 Cap Corrientes, 1998 Aliança
Mexico 1999 Cap Domingo. |
31,446 |
Bolivia |
1946 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1971 sold
to Ybarra Cia Sa, Spain renamed Balboa, 1978 sold to Cia Tarragona
de Nav, Panama renamed Shaheen I, 1979 scrapped. |
7,231 |
Brasil (1) |
1935 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 9th January 1943 struck
mine and sunk. |
5,301 |
Brasil (2) |
1943 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1971 sold
to United Maritime Management renamed Char Ming, 1976 scrapped Kaohsiung. |
7,135 |
Brasilia |
1961 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1968 lengthened to carry containers 10,287gt, 1983 sold renamed
Bra, 1984 scrapped at Shanghai. |
8,445 |
Buenos Aires (1) |
1920 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 12th March 1940 bombed
by German planes in Liverpool, used as stores vessel renamed Demeter,
1950 scrapped at Antwerp. |
5,653 |
Buenos Aires (2) |
1957 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1968 lengthened to carry containers 10,402gt, 1983 sold renamed
Ares I, 1984 renamed Ares, 1984 scrapped at Karachi. |
8,494 |
California |
1953 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1977
sold to Gokal Shipping Group renamed United Vitality, 1978 sold for
scrapping, 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
7,227 |
Canada (1) |
1921 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1950 sold to Brenntag
(H. Stinnes) renamed Berlin, 1958 sold for scrap, 1959 scrapped. |
5,495 |
Canada (2) |
1953 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1977
sold to Gokal Shipping Group renamed United Vision, 1978 scrapped
at Kaohsiung. |
7,211 |
Chile |
1937 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1968 sold to E.P.
Vlahoulis renamed Vakis, 1969 after engine failure scrapped in Taiwan. |
5,380 |
Colombia |
1937 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 24th December 1954
lost after running aground near Skag point. |
5,305 |
Cometa |
1921 |
built by A/S Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen | 1921
sold on stocks to Bergenske Dampskibsselskab not
renamed, 1940 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U38 off the
Shetland Isles. |
3,794 |
Dalanäs |
1934 |
built by Øresundsvarvet, Landskrona | 1940 sold to
A. Castren, Finland renamed Hulda, 1940 reverted to Johbson renamed
Dalanäs 1957 sold to J.A. Christensson renamed Dalavik, 1962 lengthened
499gt, 1965 sold to Poland renamed Turbacz. |
462 |
Drottning Sophia |
1901 |
built by Howaldtswerke A.G., Kiel | 1921 sold H. Stinnes
renamed Heinrich Hugo Stinnes 7, 1929 sold to KR Lexzau Scharbau & Co.
renamed Emsland, 1936 sold to A. Wiards same name, 20th January 1944
torpedoed by British aircraft, beached and lost. |
4,932 |
Elfnäs |
1949 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1963 lengthened 1,364gt, 1967 sold to K.G. Simonsson renamed Marlena,
1971 sold to Maritime Co. renamed Kian, 1999 deleted from Register. |
1,202 |
Engelsberg (1) |
1917 |
built by Göteborgs Nya Mekaniska Verkstads AB, Göteborg
| 1921 sold to A. Christensen renamed Solfrid, 1934 sold to N.P.
Hansen & Co. renamed Spedit, 1935 sold to O. Svensen renamed Bes,
1959 sold renamed to M. Coppola Agnese P, 1988 deleted from Register. |
542 |
Engelsberg (2) |
1969 |
built by Solvesborg Varf & Rederi AB, Solvesborg |
1975 lengthened 4,999gt, 1976 sold renamed Rio Grande, 1984 sold
not renamed, 1985 sold not renamed, 2008 sold renamed Ciudad de Arauca. |
3,709 |
Equador |
1940 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1956 ran aground at
Terschelling and wrecked. |
6,980 |
Framnäs (1) |
1949 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1965 lengthened, 1968 sold to L. Johansson renamed Tanus, 1969
sold to A. Haggblom & Co. renamed Tankmar, 1975 sold to D.J. Chandris
renamed Copetank, 1980 renamed Elata, 1982 sold to Pyramid Nav Co.
renamed Al Fatemah, 1987 sold to Knoll International renamed Imperial
23rd December 1985 wrecked and scrapped in 1987. |
1,205 |
Framnäs (2) |
1973 |
built by Nya Solvesborg Varf, Solvesborg | 1984 sold
not renamed, 1985 sold not renamed, 2004 Rio Bravo, 2007 Rio Bravo
I. |
4,348 |
Golden Gate |
1947 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1972
sold to C.T. Ho renamed Ahn Wei, 1972 sold, 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
7,193 |
Guayana |
1948 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1971 sold to Stena
renamed Rhodos, 1972 sold to Golden Crown Shipping Co. renamed Golden
Crown, 1977 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
7,152 |
Hood River Valley |
1965 |
built by Blohm & Voss A.G., Hamburg | 1971 sold renamed
Asteri, 1985 scrapped at Gadani Beach. |
6,200 |
Janus |
1939 |
built by Øresundsvarvet, Landskrona | 20th October
1940 torpedoed in convoy HX79 by German submarine U46 and sunk with
the loss of 4 lives. |
9,965 |
Johnson Chemspan |
1982 |
built by Ankerlokken Verft Floro A/S, Floro | 1988
sold to Odfjell renamed Jo Lind, 2008 sold renamed Gem of Kakinada. |
18,697 |
Johnson Chemstar |
1980 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1988
sold to Odfjell renamed Jo Gran, 2007 sold renamed Gem of Goa. |
22,246 |
Johnson Chemstream |
1983 |
built by Nakskov Skibsvaerft A/S, Nakskov | 1988 sold
to Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corp Ltd, Madras, India renamed
Spic Emerald, 2004 scrapped at Alang. |
17,180 |
Johnson Chemsun |
1980 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1988
sold to Odfjell renamed Jo Rogn, 2007 scrapped at Alang. |
22,246 |
Jönköping |
1910 |
built by S. Groth, Sjotorp | 1918 sunk. |
197 |
Jönköping I |
1881 |
built by Bartram, Haswell & Co. Ltd, Sunderland |
ex- Elisabeth Allen built for J. Allen & Co., London, ex- Elisabeth
1898, 1917 purchased from P.L. Pahlsson renamed Jönköping I, 13th
August 1918 torpedoed by German U boat in the North Sea and lost. |
1,572 |
Jönköping II |
1888 |
built by Gourlay Bros & Co., Dundee | ex- Ardle built
for North Sea Steam Shipping Co. Ltd (Wilson & Berg), Dundee, ex-
Stella 1906, 1918 purchased from C.A. Banck renamed Jönköping II,
24th January 1918 torpedoed by German submarine in the North Sea
and lost. |
1.294 |
Kedoe |
1921 |
built by A/S Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen | 1921
sold on stocks to Rotterdamsche
Lloyd, Rotterdam not renamed, 1954 sold for scrapping, 1955 resold
to Panama and back in service as Havana, 1955 rebuilt 3694gt, 1960
laid up, 1961 scrapped at Brughes. |
3,714 |
Kronprins Gustaf |
1901 |
built by Howaldtswerke A.G., Kiel | 1921 sold H. Stinnes
renamed Adeline Hugo Stinnes 3, 1929 sold to KR Lexzau Scharbau & Co.renamed
Stadt Emden, 1936 sold to A. Wiards same name, 13th June 1943 near
Den Helder torpedoed by British airplanes. |
5,180 |
Kronprins Gustaf Adolf |
1914 |
built by A/S Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen | 29th
July 1930 burnt and lost. |
3,726 |
Kronprinsessan Margareta |
1914 |
built by A/S Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen | 1951
sold H. Stinnes renamed Ostpreussen, 1952 lengthened 5,039 BRT, 1963
scrapped. |
3,690 |
Kronprinsessan Victoria |
1905 |
built by A/S Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen | 1921
sold H. Stinnes renamed Else Hugo Stinnes 15, 1927 sold to Hapag renamed
Artemisia, 1932 scrapped. |
3,677 |
La Plata |
1943 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 7th July
1957 damaged by fire and scrapped. |
7,372 |
Lao (1) |
1898 |
built by A. Rodger & Co. Port Glasgow | ex- Craigneuk
built for Craig Line S.S. Co. Ltd (Russell, Huskie), Leith, ex- Hyllos
1907, 1915 purchased from G.W. Snellman renamed Lao, 1920 sold to
A. Broome renamed Lestris, 1960 scrapped at Vasteras. |
2,629 |
Lao (2) |
1952 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | ex- Tosca,
1952 purchased from Wallenius renamed Lao, 1974 sold to Trans Globe
Maritime renamed Glory of the Sea, 1957 sold to International Lines
renamed Conti Sun, 1976 sold to Senko Unyu renamed Ocean Welfare,
1977 renamed Sabah Trader, 1979 sold to Pan Arab Shipping & Transport
renamed Al Wabel, 1979 scrapped at Bombay. |
5,553 |
Lima |
1918 |
built by A/S Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen | 12th
September 1942 torpedoed by German submarine U506 and sunk with the
loss of 3 lives. |
3,784 |
Lindesnäs |
1949 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 17th April 1957 sank on the Swedish East coast. |
1.202 |
Lions Gate |
1949 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1973
sold to Raschid Fares Ent. rebuilt as sheep transport vessel renamed
Farid Fares 30th March 1980 burnt and sunk. |
6,938 |
Los Angeles |
1948 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1972
sold renamed Gele, 1972 scrapped at Burriana. |
7,216 |
Margaret |
1912 |
built by Campbeltown Shipbuilding Co., Campbeltown
| 27th November 1919 foundered near Oland in the Baltic. |
1,342 |
Margaret Johnson (1) |
1928 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1962 scrapped at Ystad. |
5,110 |
Margaret Johnson (2) |
1970 |
built by Wärtsilä, Turku | 1986 sold Regency Cruise
Line, Greece renamed Regent Sky intended to rebuilt as cruise ship
but not finished, 1987 scrapped at Aliaga. |
16,111 |
Montevideo |
1957 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1968 lengthened to carry containers 10,402gt, 1981 sold renamed
Rock, 1988 renamed Rush and scrapped at Alang. |
8,515 |
Nordic Stream |
1979 |
built by Oskarshamns Varv, Oskarshamn | ex- Finneagle,
ex- Qutar Express 1981, 1982 purchased renamed Noedic Stream, 1985
sold not renamed, 1992 Exonbury, 1992 Jolly Argento, 1993 Exonbury,
1994 Und Hayri Ekinci |
8,708 |
Nordstjernan (1) |
1900 |
built by Howaldtswerke A.G., Kiel | 1920 sold to Rederi
AB Falkvik, Solvesborg renamed Falkvik, 1955 scrapped. |
1,204 |
Nordstjernan (2) |
1935 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1968 sold to T.D.
Baglantzis renamed Frances, 1969 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
5,301 |
Nynäs (1) |
1929 |
built by Øresundsvarvet, Landskrona | 1956 sold to
J.A. Johansson renamed Sebou, 1968 lengthened 361gt, 1980 sold to
A.E.Gunnarsson renamed Tarina II, 1983 renamed Tarina 1985 sold to
Gothen Line renamed Tarina II af Karlshamn, 1987 sold to Celica renamed
Tarina II, 1990 sold to Straits Barge Co renamed Brunito, 1998 scrapped
at Gibraltar. |
301 |
Nynäs (2) |
1963 |
built by Kremer & Sohn, Elmshorn | 1976 sold renamed
Redo. |
1,368 |
Oceanus (1) |
1940 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1949 sold to A. Billner
renamed Rolf Billner, 1959 sold to L. Parkfelt renamed Zelos, 1968
scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
10,217 |
Oceanus (2) |
1954 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1966 sold converted into a bulkcarrier 15,723gt renamed Falcone,
1974 sold renamed Tiria, 1982 scrapped at Castellon. |
16,145 |
Oceanus (3) |
1969 |
built by Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg |
1978 shortened 58,143gt, 1982 sold renamed Lantau, 1984 sold renamed
Archipelagos, 1986 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
67,535 |
Okanagan Valley |
1966 |
built by Blohm & Voss A.G., Hamburg | 1971 sold renamed
Atalanti, 1985 scrapped at Gadani Beach. |
6,235 |
Orinoco |
1944 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1964
sold to Guan Guan Shipping renamed Golden Spring, 6th November 1971
wrecked. |
7,359 |
Oscar Fredrik |
1900 |
built by Howaldtswerke A.G., Kiel | 1921 sold H. Stinnes
renamed Fritz Hugo Stinnes 5, 1929 sold to KR Lexzau Scharbau & Co.
renamed Emsstrom, 1936 sold to A. Wiards same name, 1942 lengthened
5,119gt, 10th June 1944 mined and beached refloated, 16th February
1945 torpedoed by aerial torpedo, beached and lost. |
4,517 |
Oscar II |
1896 |
built by J. Laing & Son, Sunderland | 30th June 1916
damaged in collision, 3rd July 1916 sank in tow. |
3,550 |
Pacific (1) |
1914 |
built by A/S Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen | 1951
sold H. Stinnes renamed Ellen Hugo Stinnes, 1964 sold to H.M. Gehrckens
renamed Steinweg, 1966 reverted to H. Stinnes renamed Ellen Hugo
Stinnes, 1971 sold to Fried. Krupp, Bremen renamed Nedderland, 1978
sold to Ensenada Armadora SA, Panama renamed Castos, 1979 laid up,
1980 scrapped. |
3,641 |
Pacific (2) |
1971 |
built by Wärtsilä, Turku | 1979 sold renamed
Pacific Lumberman, 1981 sold renamed Malahat, 1981 renamed Malahat
Saga, 1987 sold renamed Maria C, 1991 sold renamed Saepearl, 2005
scrapped in China. |
23,588 |
Panama |
1945 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1971 sold to Sea Empire
Liberia renamed Sea Empire, 1972 sold to United Maritime Management
renamed Wah Fung, 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
7,229 |
Paraguay |
1947 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1972 sold to G. Karydas
renamed Katarina K, 1976 scrapped at Perana. |
7,240 |
Pedro Christophersen |
1913 |
built by A/S Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen | 1955
laid up, 1964 sold rebuilt into a work barge renamed Pedro. |
3,731 |
Peru |
1938 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1970 sold to Mavrakakis
Comninos renamed Maco Venture, 1971 sold to China and scrapped at
Shanghai. |
6,114 |
Portland |
1952 |
built by Howaldtswerke A.G., Kiel | 1973 sold to Gokal
Shipping Group renamed Five Lakes, 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
6,946 |
Prinsessan Ingeborg |
1905 |
built by A/S Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen | 1921
sold H. Stinnes renamed Ernst Hugo Stinnes 11, 22nd November 1925
stranded and lost near Gesko. |
3,637 |
Reserv (1) |
1882 |
built by E. Withy, Hartlepool | ex- Wellfield built
for R. Ropner & Co., ex- Bestevaer 1899 for Stoomboot Reederij Bestevaer,
ex- Merkur 1901, 1903 purchased from F. Malmros renamed Reserv, 1920
sold not renamed, 1932 sold to E. Hogberg renamed Holmia, 1935 scrapped. |
1,907 |
Reserv (2) |
1939 |
built by Wm Doxford & Sons, Sunderland | ex- Rodsley,
1951 purchased from Thomason Shipping Co. (Stephens, Sutton) renamed
Reserv, 1952 sold to A.I. Langfeldt & Co. renamed Sirenes, 1963 sold
to J. Livanos & Sons renamed Marcos G.F, 1965 sold to The Bradman
Co. renamed Sampaguita, 1966 sold to B. Lim renamed Philippine Sampaguita,
1971-1972 scrapped at Singapore. |
5,000 |
Rio de Janeiro |
1956 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1968 lengthened to carry containers 10,402gt, 1980 sold renamed
Ris 8 and scrapped at Barcelona. |
8,495 |
Rio Negro Valley |
1964 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1970 sold renamed Bamenda, 1982 sold renamed Nissos Serifos, 1988
scrapped in China. |
5,955 |
Rosa Blanca |
1985 |
built by Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha, Tsurumi |
1993 sold to Rosa Blanca A/S, Oslo ( Barber International) not renamed,
1994 sold idem, 1996 idem, 1998 Rokia Delmas. |
33,047 |
Rosa Tucano |
1985 |
built by Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha, Tsurumi |
Co-ownership with Wilh. Wilhelmsen,
1989 sold to Rosa Tucano A/S, Oslo (Barber International) not renamed,
1993 sold to Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschiffahrt Gesellschaft,
Liberia renamed Calapoggio. 1996 Rosa Tucano, 1998 Rosa Delmas. |
33,047 |
Rosario |
1960 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1968 lengthened to carry containers 10,238gt, 1981 sold renamed
Zacapa, 1983 renamed Zapata, 1983 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
8,445 |
San Francisco (1) |
1915 |
built by A/S Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen | 1950
sold to Brenntag (H. Stinnes) renamed Mühlheim Ruhr, 1958 laid up,
1959 scrapped at Antwerp. |
3,705 |
San Francisco (2) |
1970 |
built by Wärtsilä, Turku | 1986 sold to MSC, Geneva
renamed Diego, 1994 renamed MSC Diego, 1998 renamed MSC Camille,
2007 sold renamed Vanilla, 2007 scrapped at Alang. |
16,290 |
San Joaquin Valley |
1968 |
built by Wärtsilä, Turku | 1981 sold renamed Durian,
1985 sold renamed Frio Arctic, 1987 sold renamed Reefer Uraba, 1988
sold renamed Crystal Star, 6th April 1991 damageg by fire and scrapped
at Aliaga. |
9,638 |
Santos (1) |
1925 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 24th
February 1940 torpedoed in convoy HN14 by German submarine U63. |
3,877 |
Santos (2) |
1958 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1968 lengthened to carry containers 10,364gt, 1983 sold renamed
Santos III, 1983 scrapped at Chittagong. |
8,495 |
Seattle |
1947 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1972
sold to Thome & Co. renamed Timur Venture, 1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
6,910 |
Silenus |
1940 |
built by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
Ltd, Dundee | 1941 sold to British Government (MOWT) renamed Athelvictor
for Tankers Ltd, Liverpool (Athel Line), 1952 sold to S. Chiarella
California, 1962 scrapped at La Spezia. |
8,410 |
Silver Gate |
1951 |
built by Howaldtswerke A.G., Kiel | 1977 sold to Gulf
Shipping Lines renamed United Vulcan, 1979 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
6,524 |
Sinus |
1941 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1949 sold to R. Nilsson
renamed Sira, 1962 sold to G.M. Barbagelata renamed Americano, 1982
scrapped at La Spezia. |
8,277 |
Star Alcyone (1) |
1939 |
built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Chester, Penn.
| Standard ship type C2, ex- Mormacgull built for Moore & McCormack,
1941 taken over by US Navy as a cargo ship renamed Alcyone, 1947
purchased renamed Star Alcyone, 1969 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
6,531 |
Star Alcyone (2) |
1967 |
built by A.G. Weser Werk Seebeck, Bremerhaven | ex-
Heering Lotte 1971 purchased renamed Star Alcyone, 1974 sold renamed
Amparo, 1986 sold renamed Merida, 1986 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
11,410 |
Star Alcyone (3) |
1976 |
built by Mitsui Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
Ltd., Osaka | ex- Aristomachos, 1976 purchased from Freighters Navigation
renamed Star Alcyone, 1979, sold renamed Jin Cheng. |
11,377 |
Star Aldebaran |
1962 |
built by AB Ekensberg Varv, Stockholm | ex- Kensington,
1963 purchased renamed Star Aldebaran, 1978 sold renamed Pinelopi,
1987 sold renamed Jivar, 1987 scrapped at Beypore. |
6,299 |
Star Altair |
1959 |
built by AB Ekensberg Varv, Stockholm | Launched as
Fair Lady but completed as Vimeira, 1960 renamed Port Denison, 1965
renamed Vimeira, 1965 purchased renamed Star Altair, 1978 sold renamed
Laertis, 1983 idem, 1984 Tessa 1985 sold for scrapping, 1986 scrapped
at Gadani Beach. |
6,140 |
Star Antares |
1956 |
built by Nakskov Skibsvaerft A/S, Nakskov | ex- Ivaran,
ex- Solholt 1962, 1963 purchased renamed Star Antares, 1979 sold
renamed Jade, 1988 sold renamed Jader, 1988 scrapped at Alang. |
6,500 |
Star Arcturus |
1939 |
built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Chester, Penn.
| Standard ship type C2, ex- Mormachawk built for Moore & McCormack,
January 1941 taken over by US Navy as a store, renamed Arcturus,
1946 reverted to United States Maritime Commision 1947 purchased
renamed Star Arcturus, 1971 scrapped at Tadotsu. |
6,523 |
Star Bellatrix |
1955 |
built by Burntisland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Burntisland
| ex- Capetan Cardamelitis, 1958 purchased renamed Star Bellatrix,
1978 sold renamed Tilemachos, 1987 sold renamed Tel Star, 1987 scrapped
at Alang. |
6,538 |
Star Betelgeuse |
1939 |
built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Chester, Penn.
| Standard ship type C2, ex- Mormaclark built for Moore & McCormack,
1941 taken over by US Navy as a cargo ship renamed Betelgeuse, 1947
purchased Star Betelgeuse, 1972 scrapped. |
6,625 |
Star Procyon (1) |
1967 |
built by A.G. Weser Werk Seebeck, Bremerhaven | ex-
Heering Susan, 1969 purchased renamed Star Procyon, 1974 sold renamed
Elena, 1979 sold renamed Samia, 1981 sold renamed Jalapa, 1986 scrapped
at Kaohsiung |
11,543 |
Star Procyon (2) |
1976 |
built by Mitsui Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
Ltd., Osaka | ex- Aristeidis, 1976 purchased from Freighters Navigation
renamed Star Procyon, 1979 sold renamed Xiang Cheng. |
11,377 |
Suecia (1) |
1912 |
built by A/S Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen | 16th
August 1942 torpedoed in convoy SC95 by German submarine U596 and
lost. |
3,726 |
Suecia (2) |
1944 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1970 sold renamed Maco Fidelity, 1971 scrapped at Shanghai. |
7,226 |
Suecia (3) |
1971 |
built by Wärtsilä, Turku | 1979 sold renamed
Pacific Forrester, 1981 sold renamed Kemano, 1987 renamed Kemano
Saga, 1987 sold for scrapping, 1988 sold renamed Saga C, 1991 sold
renamed Icepearl, 2005 scrapped in China. |
23,587 |
Thai (1) |
1913 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1921
sold to C.W. Winck renamed Oswin, 1951 sold to E. Hakansson Harding,
23rd December 1954 wrecked near Singo, SE Market, Aaland Islands. |
1,321 |
Thai (2) |
1947 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | ex- Boheme,
1950 purchased from Wallenius renamed Thai, 1972 damaged in Typhoon,
1973 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
5,553 |
Uranus |
1941 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1948
sold to N.C. Evensen renamed Fenheim, 1962 scrapped at Barcelona. |
10,370 |
Uruguay |
1935 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1968 sold to T.D.
Baglantzis not renamed, 1968 renamed Lilly, 1969 scrapped after collision
at Kaohsiung. |
5,372 |
Valparaiso |
1917 |
built by A/S Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen | 31st
December 1940 torpedoed in convoy HX97 by German submarine U38 and
sunk with the loss of 32 lives. |
3,671 |
Venezuela (1) |
1939 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 17th April 1941 torpedoed
by German submarine U123 and sunk with all hands. |
6,991 |
Venezuela (2) |
1944 |
built by Götaverken, Göteborg | 1970 sold to Cyprice & Co.
renamed Moonruby, 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung. |
7,230 |
Venus |
1949 |
built by Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad, Malmö | 1949
sold to F.N.P. renamed President Dutra, 1954 renamed F.N.P. President
Dutra, 1954 renamed President Dutra, 1969 renamed Anchietas, 1967
scrapped at Santander. |
10,606 |
Vesterby |
1917 |
built by Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg |
1921 damaged by mine, repaired sold to P.L. Fisker renamed Vesterskov,
1928 sold to I.Akerman renamed Österklint, 1959 sold to A. Soini
renamed Kaste, 1964 sold to Finnshipping renamed Carola, 17th November
1964 wrecked near Ruhnu Is, Gulf of Riga. |
663 |
W.T. Marshall |
1873 |
built by Hagglund, Sundsvall | ex- Carl Abraham Axell,
1885 purchased from J.V. Hellberg, Sundsvall renamed W T Marshall,
1888 sold to H.A. Reinert, Norway renamed Botnia, 1898 lost in the
North Sea. |
645 |
Yakima Valley |
1963 |
built by Lindholmens Mekaniska Verkstad, Göteborg
| 1970 sold renamed Manoka, 1982 sold renamed Nissos Spetses, 1988
scrapped at Huangpu. |
5,954 |
Sources include:
http://miramarshipindex.org.nz/
http://areciboweb.50megs.com/fotw/flags/x~hf.html
http://www.edensborg.eu/nordstjernan/
http://www.timetableimages.com/maritime/index.htm
The Johnson Line 1890-1990, T. Rinman, Private Publication, 1990
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