M/V MOHAC / TCBL3
TURKISH DB CARGO LINES
D.B. DENIZ NAKLIYAT T. A. S.









M/V Mohac seen at Istanbul Strait in early 1990s, with the colors of new owners.

Built in 1973 at Halic Camialti shipyard in Istanbul.
Grt/Net/Dwt :1.597/1.085/2.658
L/B/D : 80.6/11.7/6.6 m.
Engine: VEB Schwermaschinenbau SKL, 1650 hp. Speed : 11.5 knots, single screw.
Currently works under the new name : Alican S.

Sister ships :
Agri
Antalya
Antakya
Artvin
Caldiran
Nigbolu
Preveze

All the sister ships sailed mainly in the Mediterranean Sea throughout their service lives and many of them are still active as of to date - Oct.2007.

Anchored off Haydarpasa, Istanbul in early 1990s.



M/V Mohac, seen in the original colors of DB Cargo Lines, is loading in Istanbul for
Binghazi and Tarabulus. The opening news of this new line had appeared
on the local paper Hurriyet with the above picture in Feb. 1975, photographer unknown.


SISTER SHIPS

M/V ANTAKYA / TCAO9


Waiting for repairs at Istinye, Istanbul 1990.

M/V EROL TURKMEN / TCAJ9
FORMER M/V ARTVIN / TCJG


Under the new name "Erol Turkmen" ex- Artvin enters
Istanbul Strait from Black Sea, May 2007.

M/V CALDIRAN / TCBT4

M/V Caldiran anchored at Marmara Sea entrance of Istanbul Strait, late 1990s.

M/V NIGBOLU


DB Cargo Commercial Publications, dated 1975. Photographer unknown

M/V Nigbolu anchored off Ortakoy in front of then newly inaugurated
Bosphorus bridge between Europe and Asia.
Later names starting from last :
Arda Akansu / TCAS8- Cem Sultan - Figen Akat.