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"A" Boats
M/v Atreus; 7,800gt, L 643 feet.
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The Calchas was the first of the Blue Funnel "A"
Class Mark I to be built, at Belfast in 1947, and was launched by the wife
of Lawrence Holt a director of the company. Calches moved to
 Glen Line in
1957 and renamed Glenfinlas. In October 1962 she came back to Blue Funnel
as Calchas. On July 1973 she caught fire at Port Kelang Malaysia, where
she became a total loss.
When these ships stopped carrying passengers, a bit
of "cabin chess" took part, as some officers were moved up to these better
cabins. See plan at bottom of page. |
| "A" Boats |
Built |
In
the Fleet |
Tons |
| Adrastus |
1953 |
Dutch Flag. |
7,859 |
| Aeneas |
1947 |
Scrapped in 1972. |
7,641 |
| Agapenor |
1947 |
Trapped in the Suez Canal 1967. |
7,664 |
| Alcinous |
1952 |
Dutch Flag. |
7,799 |
| Antilochus |
1949 |
In the fleet 1973. |
7,635 |
| Ascanius |
1950 |
Left the fleet 1972. |
7,692 |
| Astyanax |
1948 |
In the fleet 1973. |
7,654 |
| Atreus |
1951 |
In the fleet 1973. |
7,800 |
| Autolycus |
1949 |
In the fleet 1973. |
7,635 |
| Automedon |
1949 |
Scrapped in 1971. |
7,636 |
| Calchas |
1947 |
Lost through fire 1973. |
7,639 |
| Clytoneus |
1948 |
Scrapped in 1972. |
7,620 |
| Cyclops |
1948 |
In the fleet 1973. |
7,632 |
| Elpenor |
1954 |
In the fleet 1973. |
7,757 |
| Eumaeus |
1953 |
Dutch Flag. |
7,681 |
| Laertes |
1950 |
Dutch Flag. |
7,664 |
| Laomedon |
1953 |
In the fleet 1973. |
7,684 |
| Lycaon |
1954 |
Dutch Flag. |
7,859 |
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"A" Class, Accommodation Plan
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Many Thanks to;
Capt Neville Lester, Capt Gwilym Owen, and to Mr Gwyn
Jones for all
his help with these Blue Funnel pages.
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