TSS Golfito
 TSS Golfito. | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | TSS Golfito |
| Owner: | Fyffes Line |
| Operator: | Fyffes Line |
| Route: | Southampton or Avonmouth in England to Barbados, Trinidad and up to 5 ports in Jamaica (Kingston, Port Antonio, Montego Bay, Oracabessa and Bowdin) |
| Builder: | Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow |
| Launched: | 1949 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 8687 tons |
| Length: | 448 feet |
TSS Golfito was a passenger-carrying banana boat of the Fyffes Line. She was 8687 tons and 448 feet long[1].
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History
She was built in 1949 by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow and scrapped at Faslane in 1972[2].
Accommodation
She had three passenger decks[3] with cabins for 94 first class passengers[1], public rooms and open-air deck spaces, centred between four large refrigerated cargo holds, two forward and two aft, that could handle 140,000 stems (1,750 tons) of bananas[3].
Trade
Her main trade was general cargo outwards (mostly British manufactured goods), returning with bananas[3].
Routing
She was routed on 4-5 week voyages from Southampton or Avonmouth in England to Barbados, Trinidad and up to 5 ports on Jamaica (Kingston, Port Antonio, Montego Bay, Oracabessa and Bowden) where bananas were loaded through the cool of the night[3].
Sister ship
She had a sister ship, the TSS Camito. Together they provided a regular fortnightly service[2] between the UK and the Caribbean.
Notes and references
See also
