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Dates of Shipment and Discharge : June. - Nov. / 1979 Voyage Destination : From Great Lakes to Eastern Mediterranean ( Morocco / Spain / Italy / Egypt ) back to Lakes and U.S. Gulf ports. |
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| S/S Jean Lykes has a special place in the memories of the author as their courses had crossed off the island of Malta in July 1979, while he was on his only ship M/T Payas. | |
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Ship's Data: Delivered / Builder / Hull # :Nov. 29, 1961 / Bethlehem Sp. Pt. /4583 Class : C3-S-37a Length / Beam / Draft : ~ ( 495 / 68 / 20 ) ft Tonnage: 9000 Grt / 13000 Dwt Engine / Speed : Steam / ~ 17 kts. History : 1961-1994 Launched as Jean Lykes, stayed under the same name. July 6, 1995 Arrived, anchored Alang, India. July 9, 1995 Hard aground on the beaches of Alang. Dismantling began short after. |
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| Sister Ships: Hull # / Ship's Name / Delivery Date / Status 4581 / Solon Turman /07-Jul-1961 / NDRF 4582 /Nancy Lykes /15-Sep-1961 / scrapped 4584 /Leslie Lykes /02-Feb-1962 / scrapped |