Baron Wemyss

[david smith]

The Baron Wemyss at Antwerp. Built 1972 14,651tg H.hogarth & Son Ltd (Scottish Ship Management)

[tanker]

BARON WEMYSS was one of 10 sisters built in Norway in 1970 the other were
BARON ANDROSSAN -CAPE HAWK-CAPE GRAFTON-CAPE GRANVILLE-CAPE HORN-TEMPLE INN-SNELAND-WESTLAND-similar lenghtened 188mt.and may have an extra crane BARON INCHCAPE. The latest name of B. WEMYSS i think
was RENA

[Fairfield]

Hogarth's Baron Wemyss in Antwerp docks. Built 1972 14,651tg
These were the ships that had to be re-engined I think.

[trotterdotpom]

These were the ships that had to be re-engined I think.

Yes. They had the disastrous Ruston AO medium speed engines. Replaced in Amsterdam with Werkspoors.

John T.

[Ian Menzies]

Also Cape Hawke which was bare boat chartered to the Australian National Line in the eighties.

[airds]

More about her and sisters from the links at http://www.scottishshipmanagement.com (http://www.scottishshipmanagement.com/ships.html)