Cía. Marítima del Golfo de Vizcaya

Compañía Marítima del Golfo de Vizcaya

Alfonso Tercero Alfonso Tercero by T. Diedrich

Berthed to Muelle de Calderón, at Santander, with two derricks bent. Alfonso Tercero by T. Diedrich

Passing the Deusto bridge, steaming down River Nervión

Alfonso Cuarto Alfonso Cuarto by T. Diedrich

At Santander, with a cargo almost bigger than the ship. Alfonso Cuarto by T. Diedrich

At Bilbao, with a big fire in a hold, that left her half sunk. Alfonso Cuarto by T. Diedrich

Rio Samo Rio Samo por T. Diedrich

Shipyard / Year	Lewis Hamilton & Sons / 1941
Owner / Type	Canadian Navy / Corvette
Name	*Arvida*
Displacement	950	MT
Owner / Year	Empresa Nacional Elcano / 1950
Name	*La Ceiba*
1950 - Converted to cargo ship
Dead weight	820	MT
Gross register	827	GRT
Owner / Year	Naviera Compostela / 1954
Name	*Rio Samo*
Owner / Year	Coruñesa de Pesca y Navegación / 1961
Name	*Rio Samo*
Length	62.6	mtr
Breadth	10.1	mtr
Depth	5.4	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	2,750	H.P.
Speed	16	knots
1957 - Changed to diesel engine
Propulsion	Naval - Polar M 48 M
Power	1,280	H.P.
Speed	11	knots
Bought	1967	to
Owner	Coruñesa de Pesca y Navegación
Name	*Rio Samo*
Sold	1968	to
Owner	Remolcadores del Noroeste
Name	*Rio Samo*
Owner / Year	Benjamín Suárez García / 1977
Name	*Rio Samo*
Scrapped	1980

La Ceiba

Previously her look was completely different
Corvette Flower class

and earlier yet more, because she was built as corvette

With the contribution of Javier Careaga Basarrate, who supplied the engines data.