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M.V. Morgenster

M.V. Morgenster
A fishing vessel, based in Scheveningen and registered as "Scheveningen 324", used as as a tender ship for the Mi Amigo in 1973 and 1974, operated by Jac Vrolijk of Scheveningen from the Tweede Binnenhaven. It was a sister ship of Radio 270'sOceaan VII, of Radio Delmare's Aegir II and of the Dolfijn (also used…
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M.S. Mebo

M.S. Mebo
In 1969, Swiss business men Edwin Bollier and Erwin Meister purchased the 124 foot 347 ton Bjarkoy. The ship was renamed Mebo. It had been built by Tronsjems M/V at Trondheim in Norway. After work to convert her into a radio ship had started it was decided that a larger ship was required. The Mebo…
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H.M.S. Leviathan

H.M.S. Leviathan
  Carrier name HMS Leviathan Class Majestic Class Type Light Fleet Aircraft Carrier Ships in Class Majestic, Terrible, Magnificent, Powerful, Leviathan, Hercules Launched Laid down October 1943. Launched June 1945. Never completed.  Tonnage Displacement: 14,224 tons standard ; 18,085 tons full load Engines Propulsion: Steam Turbines (4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines),…
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Kowloon = Shanghai Moon

The "Bacardi Project" also went under the name of "Project Moon" based on the former name of the ship. In 1987, Worldwide Broadcast Consultants (a company which included Paul Rusling) was contracted to install a complete AM radio station into a ship for a US born Bahamian resident. They advised on the sourcing of a…
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Grampian Dawn and Grampian Princess

Grampian Dawn and Grampian Princess
The "Grampian Dawn" formerly "Ben Strome" has a tonnage of 272GRT, 89NRT, is 37.9 metres long, 7.75 metres in beam, and has a 3.18 metre draft. She was built in 1962 by John Lewis & Sons of Aberdeen, yard number 318, and registered to North Star Shipping, owned by George Craig & Sons. She was…
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M.V. Fury

M.V. Fury
In 1965, the 320 ton stern fishing trawler MV Ross Fortune was built by Cochrane & Sons Limited of Selby Yorkshire, England for the Ross Fishing fleet. The ship was 129 feet 5 inches long by 30 feet 4 inches wide with a draught of 19 feet 6 inches (39.45 metres long, 9.25 metres wide…
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M.V. Manor Park

M.V. Manor Park
The Quo Vadis, a 492 ton 52 m length 8.5 m width cargo vessel, was built in Groningen/Netherlands by Gebr. Koops NV Hoogezand in 1956.  Maximum speed was 9 knots. In 1978 the ship was renamed Manor Park. In September 1979 it was found in the harbour of Sunderland. At that time it was owned…
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M.V. Epivan

M.V. Epivan
The 500 ton "Scheveningen 54" was built in Scheveningen in 1954 for Rederij van der Zwan. Originally the vessel was named Helena and Oceaan IX, later renamed Epivan.  In 1978, Rederij Jaczon (Scheveningen) sold the ship for 25.000 guilders to Jean van Wijk Dentals Holding from Curaçao and Paco Lopez SD based in Marbella, Spain…
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Ellen

An ex Admiralty 70 ton 65 feet fishing vessel was said to have been purchased to be converted into a radio ship in Scotland. The very small "Ellen" had the call letters: GBLN - London. The financial backer was to be "The World Tomorrow" radio program which then was slated  for Radio Atlanta until she…
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M.V. Electra

M.V. Electra
A 88 foot former ocean going tug which has been reinforced to withstand ice. The ship was built by Bath Iron Works Inc. in Maine during 1922, and served at Cape Lookout Shoals. During World War 2, the ship served at Portsmouth VA. In 1968 the ship was decommissioned.  In 1995, Allan Weiner purchased the…
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