TSS Golfito

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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].

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