The port looks to me like downtown New Orleans with the road approaches to the bridge, now known as the Crescent City Bridge, but at the time of the photo in it's original form and then known as the Greater New Orleans Bridge.
Interesting photo of a class of well designed ships for their specific role, Thanks for posting
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Interesting photo of a class of well designed ships for their specific role, Thanks for posting
Regards
Thank you very much Manfred and Ozzie.
On September 29th, 1956 DDG Hansa opened a route from Houston to the Persian Gulf with fortnightly sailings from Houston, New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York via Tripoli, Beyrouth, Suez Canal, Aqaba and ports in the Persian Gulf such as Kuwait, Khorramshahr and Basrah. On the westbound voyage the ships also called at Mediterranean ports such as Marseilles.
The picture, I think, was taken between 1956 and 1962 - so the port could be New Orleans or perhaps Houston.
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On September 29th, 1956 DDG Hansa opened a route from Houston to the Persian Gulf with fortnightly sailings from Houston, New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York via Tripoli, Beyrouth, Suez Canal, Aqaba and ports in the Persian Gulf such as Kuwait, Khorramshahr and Basrah. On the westbound voyage the ships also called at Mediterranean ports such as Marseilles.
The picture, I think, was taken between 1956 and 1962 - so the port could be New Orleans or perhaps Houston.
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IMO 5036779 . Dead.
Ship Type : General Cargo / Heavy Lift Ship.
Dim : Loa / Lpp x Beam - 157.71 / 148.3 x 18.7 mtr.
Cargo Gear : Derricks - 1 x 165 t / 1 x 30 t & 16 x 3-5 t SWL.
Built in 1951 by AG " Weser " Werke Seebeck Bremerhaven Germany as " BÄRENFELS " for Schiffahrtsgesellschaft " Bärenfels " mbH & Co KG ( DDG Hansa Bremen as manager ) Bremen Germany.
Tonnage : grt / nrt / tdw - 6.974 / 3.988 / 10.869.
Main Engine : MAN G6Z52/70 - 2 x 3.800 bhp / 220 rpm.
1972 Sold to Silver Coast Shipping Co Ltd Famagusta Cyprus,renamed " SILVER COAST ".
1976 Sold to Silver Beach Shipping Co Ltd (Stavros Daifas Marine Enterprise SA Piraeus as manager) Piraeus Greece,renamed " SILVER BEACH ".
1979 BU Kaohsiung Taiwan
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IMO 5036779 . Dead.
Ship Type : General Cargo / Heavy Lift Ship.
Dim : Loa / Lpp x Beam - 157.71 / 148.3 x 18.7 mtr.
Cargo Gear : Derricks - 1 x 165 t / 1 x 30 t & 16 x 3-5 t SWL.
Built in 1951 by AG " Weser " Werke Seebeck Bremerhaven Germany as " BÄRENFELS " for Schiffahrtsgesellschaft " Bärenfels " mbH & Co KG ( DDG Hansa Bremen as manager ) Bremen Germany.
Tonnage : grt / nrt / tdw - 6.974 / 3.988 / 10.869.
Main Engine : MAN G6Z52/70 - 2 x 3.800 bhp / 220 rpm.
1972 Sold to Silver Coast Shipping Co Ltd Famagusta Cyprus,renamed " SILVER COAST ".
1976 Sold to Silver Beach Shipping Co Ltd (Stavros Daifas Marine Enterprise SA Piraeus as manager) Piraeus Greece,renamed " SILVER BEACH ".
1979 BU Kaohsiung Taiwan
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Yes true Astra, considering it was in the Houston Port Journal, so may well be Houston after all. Seems to be one of the two ports, but if it is a bridge then the Houston Ship canal bridge at that point was not built till much later. Could well be an extended arm of the grain elevator as Manfred says.
Interesting stuff.
Regards (Thumb)
Interesting stuff.
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Having looked over some other pictures of the Houston port area in the 1960s, I think, Barenfels is in Houston along the Houston Ship Channel.
The building in the back ground could belong to the Public Grain Elevator in Houston. Slightly visible is also the conveyor belt, which takes grain from the Public Elevator to ship berths along the Houston Ship Channel.
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The building in the back ground could belong to the Public Grain Elevator in Houston. Slightly visible is also the conveyor belt, which takes grain from the Public Elevator to ship berths along the Houston Ship Channel.
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