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Aidan
taken by Dave Gallie, www.shipspotting.com
Built
1962
LR No.
5119351
Gross
499
Net
290
Dimensions
69.37m x 10.49m
Registered
Nuku'alofa
First Arrival
25 April 1976
Last Sailing
23 December 1981
Names
Francina
Atlantic Trader
Aidan
Years
1962-65
1965-73
1973-82

Built in Groningen, she was powered by one 1200hp Deutz eight cylinder diesel, producing a service speed of 12 knots.

She served Dutch owners for the majority of her life, until being chartered by Compagnie des Chargeurs Caledoniens for trading between Noumea and New Zealand.

She was broken up in Auckland in June 1982, after an inspection in February of that year found serious hull corrosion, caused by electrolysis.


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