This was built at Swan Hunters yard on the Tyne in 1977 for Blue Star Line , one of several heavy lift vessels in the company. The oil painting by Wallace Trickett shows her purposely beached at low tide at Tierra del Fuego in South America to discharge cargo as shown. At high tide the ship floated off. The painting was commissioned from an officer present at the time.
The ship was broken up in 2006 -- details, specifications and more pics
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