LASH TURKIYE or ITALIA PRUDENTIAL LINES

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LASH TURKIYE or LASH ITALIA - Piraeus , circa 1975.
Three other sister ships were LASH ESPANA, LASH ATLANTICO, LASH PACIFICO. Country and ocean names were written in the native language of the corresponding country.

Here is how an ad from New York Times Travel section dated February 5, 1984 reads :
" Prudential Lines LASH ATLANTICO, LASH PACIFICO, LASH ITALIA Every 18 days - Rumania, usually calling at Newport News, Baltimore and Charleston, then crossing the Atlantic and calling in Italy, Egypt, Israel, Greece and Turkey. Fare: $3.500."

Specifications:

Displacement : 14,790 t.(lt) 44,610 t.(fl)
Type / Class : Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) Barge Carrier / (C8-S-81d)
L / B / D : 893' / 100 / 38' (max.)
Engine : Propulsion steam turbine, single propeller / 18.7 kts.
Cargo Capacity : 77 barges

History :

Laid down : 29 December 1969, as LASH Turkiye at Avondale Industries Corp., New Orleans, LA.
Launched: 10 October 1970
Delivered : Maritime Administration, 12 September 1973, for operation by Prudential Grace Line
Acquired by Delta Line and renamed SS Delta Caribe (date unknown)
Renamed SS American Caribe (date unknown)
Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF), 17 February 1987
Renamed Cape Florida (T-AK-5071)
Berthed at Beaumont, TX.

Another LASH : ARCADIA FOREST - 1973

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	LASH TURKIYE or LASH ITALIA - Piraeus , circa 1975. Three other sister ships were LASH ESPANA, LASH ATLANTICO, LASH PACIFICO. Country and ocean names were written in the native language of the corresponding country. Here is how an ad from New York Times Travel section dated February 5, 1984 reads : " Prudential Lines LASH ATLANTICO, LASH PACIFICO, LASH ITALIA Every 18 days - Rumania, usually calling at Newport News, Baltimore and Charleston, then crossing the Atlantic and calling in Italy, Egypt, Israel, Greece and Turkey. Fare: $3.500." Specifications: Displacement : 14,790 t.(lt) 44,610 t.(fl) Type / Class : Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) Barge Carrier / (C8-S-81d) L / B / D : 893' / 100 / 38' (max.) Engine : Propulsion steam turbine, single propeller / 18.7 kts. Cargo Capacity : 77 barges History : Laid down : 29 December 1969, as LASH Turkiye at Avondale Industries Corp., New Orleans, LA. Launched: 10 October 1970 Delivered : Maritime Administration, 12 September 1973, for operation by Prudential Grace Line Acquired by Delta Line and renamed SS Delta Caribe (date unknown) Renamed SS American Caribe (date unknown) Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF), 17 February 1987 Renamed Cape Florida (T-AK-5071) Berthed at Beaumont, TX.

	*Another LASH : ARCADIA FOREST - 1973*
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