M/V MALATYA / TCRE
TURKISH DB CARGO LINES
D.B. DENIZ NAKLIYAT T. A. S.









M/V Malatya northbound at Dardanelles, 1975. Taken from s/s Red Jacket.
Built in 1944 by S.B. Corp. at Richmond, California.
Grt/Net/Dwt : 3.805/2.123/5.792
L/B/D : 103/15.3/8.8 m.
Engine: Nordberg Mfg. Co. Milwaukee , 1700 Hp. diesel. Speed : 10 knots, single screw.
Broken up at Aliaga 20.12.82.
Former Names : Bullock, Edirne ( 1947), Adana ( 1948), Malatya ( 1948)

Three sister ships in Turkish Cargo Lines were :

M/V Kars ( Ex - Antrim ) Broken up at Aliaga 17.8.83
M/V Kastamonu ( Ex - Craighead ), Broken up at Aliaga 25.1.84
M/V Rize ( Ex - Hidalgo )Broken up Aliaga 8.82

The four C1-M-AV1 class ships were bought in 1947 and had worked initially in US then in Continental Europe lines. In 1965 they were modified to bulk carriers ( lower decks - in case of Kastamonu also derricks- were removed) and they were given to the service of Erdemir Steel Factory for the transport of locally supplied raw materials ( iron ore and coal). They were decomissioned on the above given dates.

M/V Malatya at Dardanelles sailing nortbound probably for Eregli - Zonguldak from Akcay or Iskenderun with the usual cargo of iron ore for the Erdemir Steel factory, 1975.


Close-up from the crowded anchorage below .

M/V Malatya anchored off Besiktas, circa 1975. The cargo vessel at the right was Indian flagged if I recall it correctly. To the left, white passenger ship is either one of the two sister ships: Iskenderun or Samsun. I vaguely remember the grey painted coaster as Ismail Kaptanoglu. And if I am not mistaking the name, then we have another historical ship there : Ismail Kaptanoglu was built in 1891 as "Skinningrove" and broken up in late 1990's, with of course many modifications and renamings in between ( ID: 5165037).