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Θέμα: Atlantic [Badger Mariner, Atlantic, Universe Campus, Universe]

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    Προεπιλογή Atlantic [Badger Mariner, Atlantic, Universe Campus, Universe]

    Here is a special one for my friend Henry Casciaro!

    The famous Atlantic that became equally famous as a moving University!

    She was a cruises ship, but also for a short time a transatlantic liner, as shown in the June 21, 1960 Greek ad that is presented below!

    19600621 Atlantic.jpg

    Now, I would not be surprised if Henry has some good brochures of her!

    Her Miramar characteristics are:
    IDNo: 5028837 Year: 1953
    Name: BADGER MARINER Keel:
    Type: Cargo ship (ref) Launch Date: 1.7.53
    Flag: USA Date of completion: 10.53
    Tons: 9215 Link: 1976
    DWT: 13409 Yard No: 586
    Length overall: 171.8 Ship Design: C4-S-1a
    LPP: 161.1 Country of build: USA
    Beam: 23.3 Builder: Sun
    Material of build: Location of yard: Chester, Pa
    Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn): 1ST-20
    Subsequent History: [1958 cv to passenger/cargo ship, 14136gt, 5100dw] - 57 ATLANTIC - 68 UNIVERSE CAMPUS - 76 UNIVERSE
    Disposal Data: BU Alang 6.4.96 [R.K.Industries]
    Name Tons Change Registered Owner Port
    BADGER MARINER 9215 1953 U.S.Govt USA Philadelphia
    ATLANTIC 14136 1957 American Banner Lines Inc USA New York
    ATLANTIC 14136 1959 American Export Lines Inc USA New York
    ATLANTIC 14136 1964 American Export Isbrandtsen Lines Inc USA New York
    UNIVERSE CAMPUS 14136 1968 Seawise Foundations Inc LBR Monrovia
    UNIVERSE 14136 1976 Seawise Foundations Inc LBR Monrovia

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    And for the record, here is a wonderful site about the ship Atlantic
    http://cruiselinehistory.com/?p=6371

    I reproduce one early photo here

    a.jpg

    Yes, the ship was built as a freighter back in 1953 with the name Badger Mariner. She was converted to a passenger/cruise ship in 1957. She belonged to the American Banner Lines (1957), American Export Lines (1959), and American Export Isbrandtsen Lines (1964)

    First, here two nice postcards when she was Atlantic under American Export ownership
    Source: www.delcampe.net

    At1.jpg At2.jpg

    Also the following Web site has a nice description of how Atlantic became Universe Campus

    Universe Campus ex Atlantic was built in 1953 as the cargo ship Badger Mariner. She was bought by American Banner Lines and refitted as a passenger ship, entering service as the Atlantic between New York and Amsterdam in 1958.

    She was bought by American Export Lines in 1960, used on New York-Mediterranean services, until laid up in 1968. In 1971 she was sold to C.Y. Tung's Orient Overseas Line, and renamed Universe Campus (shortened to Universe in 1976).

    She was scrapped in 1996, after her boilers failed, having only recently received a major internal refurbishment.

    universe campus.jpg

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    The Badger Mariner had two other C4 Mariner class sisters which were also converted to passenger ships. The first one Free State Mariner, and the second Pine Tree Mariner both built in 1952. Both were bought by Matson Lines in 1955 and the first one was converted to Mariposa, and the second one an identical conversion was named Monterey, both destined for the Matson's S. Pacific route. In 1970 the ships were bought by Pacific Far East Lines, and in 1989 Monterey was purchased by Star Lauro. In 1995 she was passed to the affiliate company MSC and in 2007 following serious mechanical broblems was scrapped at Alang. There was a fourth sister Palmetto Mariner which was never converted to passenger ship as the rest of the C4 freighter Mariner class ships of the U.S Merchant Marine.
    Τελευταία επεξεργασία από το χρήστη TSS QUEEN ANNA MARIA : 25-10-2010 στις 14:10

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    Μία φωτογραφία από το αδελφό C4 Mariner class φορτηγό Free State Mariner (αργότερα Mariposa της Matson Line) για να δούμε πως ήταν πριν μετασκευαστεί σε επιβατηγό. Τα πλοία αυτά φτιάχτηκαν για μεταφορές στρατιωτικού υλικού κατά τον πόλεμο της Κορέας με ταχύτητα 20 κόμβων, αυτοματοποιημένα συστήματα φόρτωσης, και προηγμένα συστήματα.

    d0011a_free_state_mariner_01_dick_markell.jpg
    πηγή shipsnostalgia
    Τελευταία επεξεργασία από το χρήστη TSS QUEEN ANNA MARIA : 25-10-2010 στις 14:01

  5. #5
    Εγγραφή
    Jan 2009
    Περιοχή
    Gibraltar
    Μηνύματα
    952

    Προεπιλογή Universe

    Nicholas and QAM here is the only photo I have of her calling at Gibraltar, presumably on a positioning voyage during the late 70's (taken by a friend of mine). She was a sleek liner and had an interesting career.

    Henry.

    scan0001.jpg

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    Παράθεση Αρχική Δημοσίευση από Henry Casciaro Εμφάνιση μηνυμάτων
    Nicholas and QAM here is the only photo I have of her calling at Gibraltar, presumably on a positioning voyage during the late 70's (taken by a friend of mine). She was a sleek liner and had an interesting career.

    Henry.

    scan0001.jpg
    Henry

    Thank you so much! As always, your photos have something special. Beautiful ship

    N

  7. #7

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    Beautiful picture Henry. Although she was not one of the most striking ships in the Atlantic and was designed as a tourist class ship, something like the Ryndam and Maasdam of HAL, she had character. She was not successful in the North Atlantic run with Banner Lines but after her sale to American Export Lines for the N. York to Mediterranean ports she became quite successful.

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    The ship ATLANTIC was advertised a lot in Greece in her early days after she was converted from cargo ship to oceanliner.

    here is a nice ad from April 12, 1960 when the ship was doing the Piraeus to New York route...

    19600412 Atlantic.jpg

    Enterprising agents were finding special ways to attract passengers in their ships when sea travel had started being less desirable.... For the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, the agnets of American Export Lines were presenting ATLANTIC as a means of going to Naples (and then Rome) to watch the Olympics (here an ad from August 19, 1960).

    These (and the 1956 Melbourne Games) were the Olympic Games of my youth. They started on August 25 and finished on September 11, 1960. There were some memorable events at the Games. Of course the win of Abebe Bikila in the marathon. Australian Herb Elliott mesmerized the field in the 1500 meters. And who will ever forget the German Armin Harry in the 100 meters dash and the Italian Livio Berruti in the 200 meters? And of course the Greeks had a nice gold medal in sailing (with Nereus, a Dragon class boat) with then Crown Prince Constantine (1940- ) and Odysseus Eskitzoglou (1932- , see him now as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL2ioNQIHXc) and Yorgos Zaimis (1937- )...

    19600819 Atlantic.jpg
    Τελευταία επεξεργασία από το χρήστη Ellinis : 05-03-2014 στις 22:35 Αιτία: συγχώνευση διαδοχικών μηνυμάτων ίδιας ημέρας-ιδίου θέματος

  9. #9
    Εγγραφή
    Dec 2009
    Περιοχή
    Dubrovnik Croatia
    Μηνύματα
    46

    Προεπιλογή Universe in Dubrovnik

    UNIVERSE in Dubrovnik

    045 universe.jpg

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    And here is another picture of Universe (ex-Atlantic) at Hong Kong with the Coral Princess (sistership of Odysseus) right astern.
    Atlantic.jpg

    source http://www.flickr.com/photos/malawir...n/photostream/

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