The ships in the picture are two out of three built in Japan for Shun Tak Shipping Company’s HK to Macau service in the early 1970s – NAM SHAN, TAI SHAN and LO SHAN. They were replaced by two high speed vessels built by Vosper Thornycroft UK - CHEUNG KONG (1984) & JU KONG (1985). Two unique vessels which also ended up in the Philippines in 1997.
Details:
All three vessels built by Nigata Eng. Co. Ltd. of Japan.
NAM SHAN: built 1972 - sold 1982 to A.P. Madrigal Steamship Co. Inc. Philippines renamed MADRIGAL SURIGAO - scrapped 04/93.
TAI SHAN: built 1972 - sold to A.P. Madrigal Steamship Co. Inc. Philippines 1982 renamed MADRIGAL TACLOBAN then MADRIGAL ROMBLON – scrapped 1994
LO SHAN: built 1973 - scrapped 1996
References:
Beancaker to Boxboat:Dick & Kentwell pub. by Nautical Association of Australia ISBN 0 9599079 3 9
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HK Macau Ferries
The ships in the picture are two out of three built in Japan for Shun Tak Shipping Company’s HK to Macau service in the early 1970s – NAM SHAN, TAI SHAN and LO SHAN. They were replaced by two high speed vessels built by Vosper Thornycroft UK - CHEUNG KONG (1984) & JU KONG (1985). Two unique vessels which also ended up in the Philippines in 1997.
Details:
All three vessels built by Nigata Eng. Co. Ltd. of Japan.
NAM SHAN: built 1972 - sold 1982 to A.P. Madrigal Steamship Co. Inc. Philippines renamed MADRIGAL SURIGAO - scrapped 04/93.
TAI SHAN: built 1972 - sold to A.P. Madrigal Steamship Co. Inc. Philippines 1982 renamed MADRIGAL TACLOBAN then MADRIGAL ROMBLON – scrapped 1994
LO SHAN: built 1973 - scrapped 1996
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