TAEPING

Name looks like Taeping

The SeaTrain GT-powered containership? The shape of the bow & focsle seems to fit.

Hi,
Agree with Capkelly.
Seems to be TAEPING (IMO 7034816) on the way to completion, at Genoa during winter 1970-71.
Regards,
Yvon

The bow is similar, but she is definitely Taeping. After delivery she was on charter to Seatrain for a while.

A somewhat problematic vessel, she was later chartered to Zim, if I recall correctly.

She is here -

http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/598130/title/taeping/cat/513

and some history here -

http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/599474/title/taeping/cat/513

TAEPING

1971 completed by Italcantieri S.p.A., Genova
managed by Adam Schiffahrtsgesellschaft GmbH, Bremen (owners?)
25.827GRT, 25.045tdw, 1.658TEU, 208m loa, 30.56m br., 38.000shp 2 steam turbines geared to sc. shaft Franco Tosi/Westingshouse, 21kn

Sister ship: TAEHO

1971 chartered to Seatrain Lines
1972 chartered to Orient Overseas Line for Service Far East to Pacific Coast USA/Canada, (OOCL, C.Y.Tung Group)
1977 KOREAN COMMANDER (Cho Yang Shipping Co. owners or charterer)
1980 KOREAN WONIS JIN
1989 HANJIN MOKPO
1990 MSC VIVIANA (owners MSC)
1998 broken up Alang

Similar ships have been built by Italcantieri for Zim Israel (4) and Lloyd Triestino (4).

TAEPING, IMO 7034816, briefly chartered to Seatrain in 1971-72, chartered to OOCL 1972-73.
Her sister ship was TAEHO, IMO 7043556, Italcantieri 1971, also chartered to OOCL, then to ZIM in 1976 as ZIM CALIFORNIA.

A total of 14 of this standard design were built between 1971 and 1980 at the Genoa yard of Italcantieri (the last being a diesel powered version with a single funnel). In addition, the hull design was utilised by France's CNIM for eight similar vessels delivered between 1975 and 1978. Please see below for listing of both series.

Fincantieri:

IMO Name on delivery Owner on delivery Date of Build Yard No
7034816 Taeping Adam 197105 4242
7043556 Taeho Adam 197109 4243
7113404 Zim New York Zim 197204 4254
7120471 Zim Tokyo Zim 197206 4255
7205922 Zim Haifa Zim 197208 4273
7221495 Zim Genova Zim 197212 4274
7315662 Nipponica Lloyd Triestino 197310 4286
7325083 Mediterranea Lloyd Triestino 197403 4287
7350959 Americana* Italia Line 197411 4300
7350961 Italica* Italia Line 197404 4301
7427570 Africa* Lloyd Triestino 197701 4332
7423653 S. A. Langeberg* Safmarine 197707 4335
7427582 Europa* Lloyd Triestino 197803 4333
7822562 Ercole Lauro** Achille Lauro 198006 4372
Notes:
*Fitted with garage facility aft of accomodation block and Stulcken derrick forward
** Diesel powered

CNIM, France:

IMO Name on delivery Owner on delivery Date of Build Yard No
7359840 Oriental Financier OOCL 197512 1408
7359852 Oriental Statesman OOCL 197605 1409
7400625 Chevalier Paul Chargeurs Reunis 197606 1410
7400637 Mercator CMB 197704 1412
7400649 Chevalier Roze Chargeurs Reunis 197610 1411
7400651 Chevalier Valbelle Chargeurs Reunis 197709 1413
7434444 Oriental Executive OOCL 197712 1418
7434432 Oriental Chevalier OOCL 197802 1419