Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships

Ship:	ALIAKMON RIVER
Arrived:	25 Jul 1982
Departed:	1 November 1985
Career:	Built in 1971 by Warnowwerft, Warnemunde as AUNIS. Renamed: ALIAKMON RIVER-1980, DELFINI-1983. Broken up at Karachi 16 Dec 1985. Arrived in the river as ALIAKMON RIVER and departed as DELFINI.
Tonnage:	9,564 gross
Built:	1971
Type:	Cargo ship
Owner:	Gentian Shipping Corp., Monrovia.
LR/IMO Number:	7042423
ID	7042423

ALIAKMON RIVER laid up in the River Blackwater. Date: 16 October 1982.

Above: ALIAKMON RIVER laid up in the River Blackwater. Date: 16 October 1982.
Source: Mersea Museum / John Jones

ALIAKMON RIVER laid up in the River Blackwater. Date: 5 September 1982.

Above: ALIAKMON RIVER laid up in the River Blackwater. Date: 5 September 1982.
Source: Mersea Museum / Derek Sands

ALIAKMON RIVER laid up in the River Blackwater. Date: 5 September 1982.

Above: ALIAKMON RIVER laid up in the River Blackwater. Date: 5 September 1982.
Source: Mersea Museum / Derek Sands

ALIAKMON RIVER in the River Blackwater.

Above: ALIAKMON RIVER in the River Blackwater.
Source: Mersea Museum / David Wright Collection

ALIAKMON RIVER - taken on board in the River Blackwater Date: c1983.

Above: ALIAKMON RIVER - taken on board in the River Blackwater Date: c1983.
Source: Mersea Museum / David Wright Collection

ALIAKMON RIVER laid up in the River Blackwater. She was in the river 25 July 1982 to 1 November 1985. Date: c1984.

Above: ALIAKMON RIVER laid up in the River Blackwater. She was in the river 25 July 1982 to 1 November 1985. Date: c1984.
Source: Mersea Museum / Ted Ingham