M/S Bougainville (1968)
Norwegian owners are known for keeping their ships in good shape. The A.F. Klaveness & Co. general cargo ship M/S Bougainville, delivered by Nederlandsche Dok & Scheepsbouw Mij., Amsterdam in December 1947, is a case in point. The photograph by Walter E. Frost shows the 140.9 m (LOA) Bougainville in Vancouver 20 years later, still looking like new.
In 1971 Bougainville was sold to Hong Kong Islands Shipping Co. Ltd, Singapore and renamed Lungkwu Chau. The following year she was scrapped in Taiwan.
Such a pity that she was demolished. Would have been a wonderful museum ship for future generations to learn and enjoy.
My restoration and colorization of the original image in the City of Vancouver Archives.
M/S Bougainville (1968)
Norwegian owners are known for keeping their ships in good shape. The A.F. Klaveness & Co. general cargo ship M/S Bougainville, delivered by Nederlandsche Dok & Scheepsbouw Mij., Amsterdam in December 1947, is a case in point. The photograph by Walter E. Frost shows the 140.9 m (LOA) Bougainville in Vancouver 20 years later, still looking like new.
In 1971 Bougainville was sold to Hong Kong Islands Shipping Co. Ltd, Singapore and renamed Lungkwu Chau. The following year she was scrapped in Taiwan.
Such a pity that she was demolished. Would have been a wonderful museum ship for future generations to learn and enjoy.
My restoration and colorization of the original image in the City of Vancouver Archives.