C/V EXPORT PATRIOT / WCJY
AMERICAN EXPORT LINES INC.

C/V Export Patriot - Le Havre, 1973
C/V Export Patriot stern view - Le Havre, 1973

............................................................... Dates of Shipment and Discharge : Oct. 1973 - April 1974
Destination : U.S. East Coast - Continental Europe.

My uncle had worked on her while she was in American Export Lines. Later on during Farell Lines times she became a routine caller of Izmir, Turkey. A little too late for him, as he was then working on other companies ships. One last remark is the speed at which the whole ship could be loaded
and unloaded. They were crossing the Atlantic Ocean in about a week, then they were not staying
more than few hours in European ports before starting return trip to U.S. Gone were the days of
s/s Mustafa when they used to spend weeks at ports. Containerisation was the name of the starting game.
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Ship's Data:
Delivery Date / Place / Hull # : July 2, 1973 / Bath Ironworks Corp, Bath, Maine. / 359
Type : C5-S-73b
Length / Beam / Draft : 668 / 76 / 33 ft
Tonnage: 17900 Grt / 16280 Dwt
Engine / Speed : 17500hp /17 kts.

History :
1973 to American Export Lines Inc.
1978 to Farrell Lines
1998 scrapped

Sister ships:
Export Freedom 1972 built by Bath Ironworks Corp, Bath, Maine. / 1978 to Farrell Lines, 1998 scrapped. 17,904 tons
Export Leader 1973 built by Bath Ironworks Corp, Bath, Maine. / 1988 in reserve as Gopher State/ 17,904 tons ( check Links for site containing Gopher State pictures with cranes added to the original design)

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............................................................... Navigation bridge (I)
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............................................................... Navigation bridge (II)
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............................................................... Radio room, ITT Mackay console. Rectangular box behind ash tray is his hommade full automatic Morse key.
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.................................................................................................................................................... Officers mess
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.................................................................................................. Tunnel between fore and aft houses. A safer passage than midship deck,
full of containers.

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