M/V GENERAL A. F. CEBESOY / TCBS
TURKISH DB CARGO LINES
DENIZ NAKLIYAT T. A. S.









M/V General A.F. Cebesoy, anchored off Besiktas, Istanbul 1973.

Built in 1969 at Stocznia Gdanska im. Lenina, Poland.
Grt/Net/Dwt : 10.062/5.598/12.280
L/B/D : 154.6/20.6/9 m.
Engine: Cegielski Sulzer Diesel, 9800 hp. Speed : 17.6 knots.
Heavily damaged by engine fire at Aliaga 2.4.98. Broken 01.99.

Sister ships :
M/V General K. Orbay,
M/V General R. Gumuspala,
M/V General Z. Dogan.
 

Below is a position message from M/V G. A. F. Cebesoy dating back to April, 1992. From the first five groups after the preamble and the address, we locate her position in Atlantic Ocean, her course heading west and her speed of 14 knots under moderate northwestern breeze of 3-5 on Beaufort scale . Following groups give engine conditions and bunkers.



MSG NR 1 CK 23 08/4/1992 20.00 GMT
= DB CARGO =
20.00GMT 34.24N 57.25W 275/14 NW 3/5 RACK/5 RPM/85-120 FO 258/307 DO 92/44 MG300/14.100 MG570/12.750 MG312/6.350 DIGER YAGLAR 2.800 FW/300 MTON ARZ = KPT+

Msg. received (QSL) fm Istanbul (TCR) on 22.18 Gmt. -- 8 Mc/s.