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Maria Luisa Velasco
Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection T. Diedrich

Shipyard / Year Bazán-Cartagena / 1962
Dead weight 7,014 MT
Gross register 5,228 GRT
Length 125.6 mtr
Breadth 16.6 mtr
Depth 9.6 mtr
Maximum draft 7.6 mtr
Propulsion Bazán - Sulzer 8SD60
Power 4,000 H.P.
Speed 14 knots
Sold 1968 to
Owner Compañía Trasatlántica Española
Name Coromoto
Name / Year Angelos Tselentis / 1980
Scrapped Durban (South Africa) - 1983


Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection A. Mantilla

Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection A. Mantilla

La Actualidad Española - Collection A. Mantilla


Vulcano - Collection C. Kleiss
      At Barcelona, repairing at Vulcano shipyard. After the coaster is the Ciudad de Barcelona, followed by the Campogris, and then the Maria Luisa Velasco. Behind her is the Indico. After there was one of the sister ships Almaden, Almazan, Alcala or Alberique. On the backgroung to the left is the Ciudad de Cadiz on a floating drydock, to the right the Ciudad de Algeciras or Ciudad de Ceuta on other.

Coromoto por T. Diedrich
As Coromoto when owned by Compañía Trasatlántica Española


Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection P. Lleal i Giralt
Sailing the Atlantic
Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection P. Lleal i Giralt
Sailing the Atlantic - Pere Lleal (Third Mate) and Aurelio Queraltó (Deck Cadet)
Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection P. Lleal i Giralt
Sailing the Atlantic - Pere Lleal (Third Mate) and Aurelio Queraltó (Deck Cadet)
Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection P. Lleal i Giralt
The Panama Canal
Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection P. Lleal i Giralt
The Panama Canal
Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection P. Lleal i Giralt
At Portland (Oregon - USA), with canvas to protect the holds.
Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection P. Lleal i Giralt
On the floating drydock at Haifa (Israel)
Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection P. Lleal i Giralt
On the floating drydock at Haifa (Israel)
Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection P. Lleal i Giralt
On the floating drydock at Haifa (Israel), with Aurelio Queraltó on the foreground.
Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection P. Lleal i Giralt
On the floating drydock at Haifa (Israel), with Aurelio Queraltó and the propeller.
Maria Luisa Velasco - Collection P. Lleal i Giralt
On the floating drydock at Haifa (Israel). Scafolding to propeller and rudder works.




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