S/S MARJORIE LYKES / KAXP
LYKES BROS S.S. CO. INC


Another nice picture from Mr. Mueller-Debus Collection here on this site : S/S Marjorie Lykes seen in River Weser on May, 1965.

Erdem Yurtseven's Dates of Shipment and Discharge :

S/S Marjorie Lykes : Aug. - Nov. / 1976. Voyage Destination : From Great Lakes to Eastern Mediterranean
( Morocco / Spain / Italy / Greece / Egypt / Turkey ) back to U.S. Gulf ports.

Good luck that had started with Red Jacket continued with Marjorie Lykes, she had called at Istanbul.


S/S Shirley Lykes : Aug. - Oct. / 1978. Voyage Destination : Great Lakes - Mediterranean - Great Lakes.




S/S Shirley Lykes. Photo originating from Lykes Lines fleet magazine "Lykes Fleet Flashes".Courtesy Mr. Mueller-Debus.


S/S Marjorie Lykes' Data:

Delivered / Builder / Hull # : Nov.16,1962 / Bethlehem Sp. Pt. / 4590
Class : C3-S-37b
Length / Beam / Draft : ~ ( 495 / 68 / 20 ) ft
Tonnage: 9000 Grt / 13000 Dwt
Engine / Speed : Steam / ~ 17 kts.

History :

1962 -1995 Launched as Marjorie Lykes, stayed under the same name.
March 13, 1995 Arrived Dalain, China to unload the last cargo.
Renamed Tanwar.
April 16, 1995 Arrived Alang India.

Sister Ships:

Hull # / Ship's Name / Delivery Date / Status

4589 / Shirley Lykes /31-August-1962 / NDRF
4588 /Brinton Lykes / 29-June-1962 / NDRF /
4591 /Ashley Lykes /19-July-1963 / scrapped

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