BOOKER TROJAN
Picture (c) Malcolm McKechnie (Nephew of the late Captain Bob
McKechnie)
| Built: |
1956 |
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| Builder: |
N.V. Scheepsbouuw Unie, Groningen, Holland Wharf nr:. 266. |
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| Propulsion: |
8-cyl, Klöckner
Humboldt Deutz diesel. Giving a service speed of 11.5 Knots
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| Tonnage: |
Brt/ Nrt/ Dwt. 495/ 224/ 955. |
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| Dimensions: | 65,47 x 9,90 x 3,80 m. | ||||||
| Comments: |
Sister ships: KARE.
TOR FREY. 1956 MV Nore built for Rederi Ab Svea, Amsterdam, Holland. 1969 Sold to S William Coe & Co Ltd, Bridgetown, England. Renamed: BOOKER TROJAN. 1975 Sold to Booker Line Ltd, Bridgetown. 1976 Sold to St Godric´s Shipping Co Ltd, Limasol, Cyprus. Renamed: CARICOM ADVENTURER. 1976 Sold to Carigulf Lines, Panama. Renamed: CARIGULF VENTURE. 1986 Sold to Winward Shipping Corp., San Lorenzo, Honduras. Renamed: WINDWARD TRADER. flag Honduras 1990 Wrecked in Florida in Rodeo 25 This Dutch freighter was built in 1956 as the Nore. She was 215 feet long, had a 33 foot beam and a twelve foot draft. In 1969 she was sold and renamed Booker Trojan; in 1976 she was renamed Caricom Adventurer and then renamed once again Cari Gulf Venture.
In 1986 she was
renamed Windward Trader. The Windward Trader became a derelict
on the Miami River and was sunk as an artificial reef on May 12,
1990. Almost 100,000 spectators witnessed the event which was
timed to celebrate the Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo's 25th,
anniversary. This two-masted freighter, now known as the Rodeo
25, sits intact and upright in 122 feet of water. Her masts rise
to within 52 feet of the surface.
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MV
Windward Trader laid up in Miami
