TSS Golfito was a 8,687 GRT[1] passenger-carrying banana boat of the Fyffes Line, a fleet of ships owned and operated by the UK banana importer Elders and Fyffes Limited. She was 448 feet (137 m) long[2] and had a top speed of 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h)[1]
 TSS Golfito | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Golfito |
| Owner | Elders and Fyffes |
| Operator | Elders and Fyffes |
| Route | Southampton or Avonmouth in England to Barbados, Trinidad and up to five ports in Jamaica (Kingston, Port Antonio, Montego Bay, Oracabessa and Bowdin) |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons |
| Launched | 6 October 1948 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger-cargo ship/banana boat |
| Tonnage | 8,687 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 448 feet (137 m) |
| Speed | 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h) |
History
editShe was built in 1949 by Alexander Stephen and Sons of Glasgow and scrapped at Faslane in 1972.[3]
Accommodation
editTrade
editHer main trade was general cargo outwards (mostly British manufactured goods), returning with bananas.[4]
Routing
editShe was routed on 4-5 week voyages from Southampton or Avonmouth in England to Barbados, Trinidad and up to five ports on Jamaica (Kingston, Port Antonio, Montego Bay, Oracabessa and Bowden) where bananas were loaded through the cool of the night.[4]
Sister ship
editNotes and references
edit- 1 2 Harnack, Edwin P (1964) [1903]. All About Ships & Shipping (11th ed.). London: Faber and Faber. p. 497.
- 1 2 The UK Passenger Ship Fleet of 1967, Ian Boyle, Simplon Postcards, undated.
- 1 2 PortCities Southampton, Golfito And Camito: Cargo And Passenger Ships, undated.
- 1 2 3 4 Banana Boats, William H. Miller, The World Ocean & Cruise Liner Society, undated reprint.