Thala Dan - IMO 5357680

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Thala Dan, OWRX, Esbjerg, Polar-research-passengers-reefer - ship.
1957, IMO 5357680.
Built by Aalborg V?rft A/S, # 101. Rederiet Ocean A/S, J. Lauritzen, K?benhavn.
L= 75,09 m - LPP= 68,98 m - B= 13,73 m - D= 6,32 m.
BRT= 2000 - NRT= 1033 - TDW= 2130.

[Jan Hendrik]

Thala Dan

During the period 1957-1982 the vessel was chartered by the Australian Government for research and survey in the antarctics.
Vessel had an ice class hull.

Pictured here in Melbourne.
Second photo Feb 1979 (source unknown)
Jan

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Thala Dan in Frederikshavn 1975

Thala Dan, Esbjerg, being rebuilt in Frederikshavn 1975

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Thala Dan, Esbjerg, being rebuilt in Frederikshavn 1975

Thala Dan, Esbjerg, being rebuilt in Frederikshavn 1975

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Thala Dan in Rio in 2007

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THALA DAN at Aalborg Yard in 1973

Aalborg Yard A/S was owned by the shipping company J. Lauritzen A/S, Copenhagen. They also owned Helsing?r Yard A/S, Aarhus Yard A/S and Frederikshavn Yard....
That explains a little about one the reasons why a lot of the JL-ships were built by these four yards and why these four yards did so much maintenance-work, developing work, repair-jobs and re-buildings on so many of the ships from J. Lauritzen...
A lot of the Danish shipping companies had their own shipyards too to ensure that they always could place an order on the yard for immediate action... No matter if it was repairs, rebuilding's or newbuilding's or whatever.... They did not have to wait for their turn on their own yards....

[Dierk Bauer]

and now these days, everybody has to be very nice to the Chinese, but nevertheless getting problems when drydocking of box-ships of the last generations is nescessary Like CMA CGM LAPAROUSE some years ago at Hamburg....

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Interesting Dierk

I don?t think I?ve heard that story Dierk...
Kind Regards
Kent

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Thala & nella dan

Here seen in 1982 laying in the harbour of Aalborg, (The Copenhagen Terminal).

Still beautiful and well kept ships.
A sailor in JL should not be lazy, but if he was a normal working sailor he couldn't find a better company to sail in...
Welfare of any kind for ALL the crew was routine for the owners... Never a problem with costing's.... They were light-years ahead of any other Danish company in the business.
So their crews were always very very loyal to the company.
Enough for now
Kind Regards
Kent

[Dierk Bauer]

Hi Kent, check here:

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/...hp?lid=1236431

am going to repost my pictures of her under repair, went down with CR during the big crash

[Roedspaetten]

Hmmm.... Wonder how this link fits into this thread??

Sorry Dierk
I don?t see the connection between your link to shipspotting.com and Thala Dan.... Please help me out my friend....
Kind Regards
Kent