The Portuguese passenger mini-liner PONTA DELGADA berthed in Lisbon in the early eighties in CTM livery. Although used on the Azores inter-islands service until 1984, she used to visit Lisbon for drydocking and technical maintenance. In this photo she is seen with fleetmates LIMA and AÇORES at Santos wharf, the CTM Atlantic Islands terminal.
The PONTA DELGADA was built in Lisbon in 1961 as a scaled down version of the FUNCHAL and she acted as feeder ship in Azores. She is now being broken up in Lisbon.
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The PONTA DELGADA was built in Lisbon in 1961 as a scaled down version of the FUNCHAL and she acted as feeder ship in Azores. She is now being broken up in Lisbon.
Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. 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
O Açores, faz igualmente parte da minha infância, sendo um dos meus Navios preferidos.
ReplyDeleteO meu pai chegou a demorar uma semana em pleno inverno a chegar de Lx a Ponta Delgada, isto em inicios de 81.
No regresso dos Açores o Açores vinha normalmente cheio de passageiros bovinos que desembarcavam no cais de Santos...
ReplyDeleteFora os que iam borda fora, arrastados pelas ondas.
ReplyDeleteO cheiro a gado, durante essas viagens ainda me está na memória!
Os animais vão passar a ser abatidos nos Açores e exportados em contentores frigoríficos por imposição da UE...
ReplyDeleteMelhor para eles, coitados, sempre sofem menos, pois não têm de passar pelas agruras da viagem. (toda elas)
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