LIPARUS (2)

About

Completed 1975 as "LIPARUS" for STUK. A starring role in the James Bond film,The Spy Who Loved Me. 1982 laid-up in Loch Striven. Sold 1983 and renamed Paradise while laid-up. 1986 re-entered service. 1990 sold to Hellespont Steamshipping as Hellespont Paradise. 2001 sold to Bluewater Energy as bulk. 10-2003 scrapped China.

Also known as
Paradise
Hellespont Paradise
IMO number
7359022
Call sign
GUPW
Construction number
L 54
Tonnage
315.697 ton
Beam
55m
Length overall
315m
Year of construction
1975
Year of renaming/broken up
2003
Service for Shell
1975 to 1983
Cargo
Class
Flag state
Home port
Manager
Shipyard
Status
Photo(s)

Comments

Sailors

Name Job Period Details
Martin Clark G1 able seaman 1974 to 1972
Gary Lovett gp 3 1975 to 1976 deck boy/gp3
Robert T. Dunbar 2nd officer 1975
Philip Mitchell catering boy/galley boy 1975 to 1976
Shaun Heffernan 4th engineer 1975
Anonymous 2nd steward 1975 to 1976
Peter Clark 5th engineer, 3rd engineer 1975 to 1979
Desmond Doyle master 1975 to 1976
John Sayers 2nd chef 1975 to 1976
Steve Shaw gp 3 1975 to 1976 deck boy/gp3
Joe Mally po deck 1975 to 1976
Tony Allen Watford gp 1 1975 to 1976
Tom Graden junior engineer 1975
Mike Pearson 2nd officer 1975
Phil Mitchell steward 1976 to 1977
Richard Lamble 5th engineer 1976 to 1977
Tommy Golling crew messman 1976
David Beeston 2nd engineer 1976 to 1981
Mike Browne 2nd mate 1976
Graham Lister engineer cadet 1976
Jim Cooper 5th engineer 1976
John Cumming chief officer 1976
Peter Gill 2 2nd mate 1976
Bill Sanderson wife 1977
Bill Sanderson 5th engineer 1977
Roy Rodwell 4th engineer 1977 to 1978
Ugochukwu Rober... 5th engineer 1977
Steve Harding trainee radio officer 1978 to 1979
Adrian Ridley radio officer 1978 to 1979
Andysmith deck cadet 1978
David John Evans deck cadet 1978 to 1979
Mike Bailey 5th engineer 1978
Robert Cribben able seaman 1979 to 1989
Richard Lamble 2nd engineer 1979 to 1980
Robin Macleod 2nd mate 1979 to 1980
Siu Ming Tam chief steward 1979
Brian Boyle extra 3rd engineer 1979
Ian F. Boon captain (commanding officer) 1980 to 1981
Alex Smith chief officer 1980 to 1981
John Peter Hunter 3rd engineer 1980
Keith Bartlett engineer cadet 1980 1st trip
Brian Graham chief engineer 1980 to 1981
Gordon Robertson 2nd engineer 1980 to 1981
Peter Graham chief officer 1980
Robin Campbell-... extra 2nd engineer officer 1981
Andrew Perry engineer cadet 1981 to 1982
Glenn L Freestone junior radio officer 1981
David John Reid engineer cadet 1982
Paul Stafford 5th engineer 1982
Tyrone Partridge engineer cadet 1982
Hugh Cromie 2nd mate 1982
Don Jenkins engineer cadet 1982
Ric Latoza oiler 1985 to 1989
George Thanasouras 3rd engineer 1998 to 2001 On Hellespont Paradise

Anecdotes

Date Visitor Anecdote
09/20/2020 - 07:25 Robert Downie

4th pic is not Liparus its the Limatula in the English Channel 1977 i know as i was on my first trip plane flew all around us taking pics and later we got postcards onboard ....i still have one .....if you enlarge look at name on port bow side ....

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