[Thamesphil]

This must be Wilh. Wilhelmsen who, over the years, have had a number of ships in their fleet named "Tampa". "Toyama" was also a Wilhelmsen ship, but I can't remember offhand if she had any sisters. I will try to research it further and get back to you.

Cheers
Phil

 

[Thamesphil]

No, that would be a later TAMPA Doug. She's a ro-ro vessel in Wilhelmsen's current fleet.

Hasse's TAMPA must be an older ship, however, checking records from the 1970s and 80s, there doesn't seem to be a TAMPA that fits the bill. In the 1970s and early 80s, Wilhemsen DID have a TAMPA, but she was a much smaller and older ship to the TOYAMA.

Details are:

TAMPA (ex Fernlake) - IMO 5114210
Built 1961 Gotaverken
11,519 grt, 12,773 dwt
Part containership, lengthened and converted from general cargo ship in 1970.

Hasse: Are you able to scan the photo and post it here? We should then be able to see if it is the TAMPA referred to above.

Phil

 

[Thamesphil]

Hasse, maybe it's a made up name for the purposes of the model. As both myself and David have concluded, there was no TAMPA that was similar in appearance to the TOYAMA. I've found an image of the model you're talking about here and, frankly, I don't think that ship ever existed.

http://www.amazon.com/Tampa-Container-Model-1-550-Imex/dp/B000GKW5LQ

Phil

 

[Thamesphil]

For you that not been on this link,
nice photos of m.v. toyama debrisfield.russellwild.co.uk/resources/wilhwilhelmsen/index.html
Hasse.

I think you are confusing the issue even more Hasse (==D)

That's not a pic of TOYAMA - that's one of their old cargo liners. TOYAMA looks like the model pic which, as I have already suggested, is wrongly named TAMPA.

Phil

 

[Thamesphil]

OK Hasse, I see what you mean now regarding the pictures.

In answer to your questions:
1. ScanDutch was a container line consortium comprising a number of owners, Wilhelmsen being one of them.

2. "Barber" is a name with which Wilhemsen has long been associated. I'm not sure of the exact history, but there has been some financial tie-up along the way. Currently, Wilhelmsen has a wholly-owned ship management company called Barber Ship Management and a port agency set up called BarWil.

Cheers
Phil