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HISTORIC CARGO SHIPS: Sea Racers scrapped

Twin cargo ships representing American President Lines’ first move towards dedicated container ship tonnage are being broken up for scrap in the US, the 1961-built President Lincoln as Lincoln at Mare Island, California and sistership President Tyler as President at Brownsville, Texas. Both vessels were designed by noted US naval architect George G. Sharp as offshoots of the C-4 Mariner class, each having a single cellular cargo hold situated forward of the bridge.

Ships Montly - January 2024

World’s oldest cable layer in Greece

Celebrating her 115th birthday this year is the Greek cable laying ship Thalis o Milisios (Thales of Miletus), considered the world’s oldest surviving cable...
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