Showing posts with label Matsonia (Passenger ship). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Matsonia (Passenger ship). Show all posts

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Cada país tinha uma Insulana à sua dimensão

Nos tempos recuados em que os navios falavam, cada país tinha uma Empresa Insulana à sua dimensão. O CARVALHO ARAUJO e o LIMA norte americanos eram os paquetes LURLINE e MATSONIA da companhia Matson Lines, de São Francisco, que asseguravam viagens regulares no Pacífico, com partidas semanais entre a Califórnia e as ilhas Hawai. 
Eram navios do tempo do nosso CARVALO, mas em ponto grande e depois foram ambos vendidos para a Grécia e  tornaram-se o ELLINIS e o BRITANIS, da companhia Chandris, que vieram a Lisboa inúmeras vezes nas décadas de 1960 e 1970, imponentes, com as suas duas chaminés.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

MATSONIA seen from the ORSOVA


Another candid ship photograph by Michael Sutcliffe. The Matson Line MATSONIA seen from the decks of Orient Line's ORSOVA.
The MATSONIA keept the Matson service until about 1970 and was renamed LURLINE (IV) in 1963 when her sister was sold to Chandris and renamed ELLINIS. MATSONIA later joined the Chandris fleet in 1971 as BRITANIS.
Texto/Text by L.M.Correia with a copyright photo by Michael Sutcliffe. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia