Collection of Rick Cox, seen here as TORAN
1943, 456grt, 50m x 8.4m, later 54.7m and 657grt, steam, 12 knots
Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley (723) as the Isles class naval trawler AILSA CRAIG T377, Royal Navy
1946 VESLEMOY, converted to tanker 1947, O.E.Vea
1952 TORAN, C.Christensen
Sank on 19/02/1955 in ice between Sandefjord and Arendal Langesund fjord
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COSTA CONCORDIA – 2006 – IMO 9320544 (12,354)
SECURITY – 1950 – IMO 0000000 (7,466)
COSTA FAVOLOSA – 2011 – IMO 9479852 (7,260)
GERMA – 1966 – IMO 6618550 (2,791)
EVAMO – 1969 – IMO 6828703 (2,099)
Floating City, Aberdeen Harbour, HK, 1973. (1,804)
COSTA FASCINOSA – 2012 – IMO 9479864 (1,506)
SKANDERBORG – 1897 – IMO 0000000 (1,486)
Cruise ship COSTA CONCORDIA aground (1,440)
CHRISTIANNA PIKURITZ – 1954 – IMO 5071834 (1,387)
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