Vasco Madrileña de Navegación







Valle de Mena She was sister ship of Ine and Concar de Tomás Ruiz de Velasco. She sunk on 03/April/1962 about 90 miles north to Santander during a trip from Bilbao to Emden, with 17 casualties.

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1957
Dead weight	1,400	MT
Gross register	999	GRT
Length	67.5	mtr
Breadth	9.8	mtr
Depth	5.5	mtr
Propulsion	Atlas Polar
Power	1,480	H.P.
Sunk	03/04/1962 -- 45º35' - 04º04'W

Rio Hijuela She was built as general cargo ship, but she was converted in 1967 to LPG.

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1960
Dead weight	2,480	MT
Gross register	1,642	GRT
Length	79.8	mtr
Breadth	11.8	mtr
Depth	7.0	mtr
Propulsion	Werskpoor TMABS-396
Power	1,650	H.P.
Speed	12.0	knots
Sold	1966	to
Owner	Butano
Renamed	Butasiete
Sold	1982	to
Owner	Geogas Ibérica
Renamed	Ani
Scrapped	Corcubión - 1986

Tomas Ruiz de Velasco She was also built as general cargo ship, and also converted in 1967 to LPG.

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1963
Dead weight	2,820	MT
Gross register	1,676	GRT
Length	79.8	mtr
Breadth	11.8	mtr
Depth	7.0	mtr
Propulsion	Naval - Stork Werskpoor TMABS-398
Power	2,000	H.P.
Speed	13.0	knots
Sold	1967	to
Owner	Butano
Renamed	Butaocho
Sold	1983	to
Owner	Geogas Ibérica
Renamed	Lucy
Scrapped	1990

Irus

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1964
Dead weight	2,850	MT
Gross register	1,657	GRT
Length	82.5	mtr
Breadth	12.2	mtr
Depth	7.1	mtr
Propulsion	Naval - Stork Werskpoor TMABS-398
Power	2,000	H.P.
Speed	13.5	knots
Sold	1974	to
Owner	Celta Marítima
Renamed	Bernardos
Sold	1975	to
Owner	Dromon Shipping Co. Ltd.
Renamed	Dromon
Scrapped	Eleusis - 1982

Cantonad

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1967
Dead weight	3,893	MT
Gross register	2,203	GRT
Length	88.4	mtr
Breadth	12.9	mtr
Depth	6.9	mtr
Propulsion	Naval - Stork Werskpoor TMABS-398
Power	2,000	H.P.
Speed	13.0	knots
Sold	1978	to
Owner	Altamar Mundial Naviera
Name	Cantonad
Sunk	1979

Valle de Ibaizabal

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1968
Dead weight	2,256	MT
Gross register	1,760	GRT
Length	77.8	mtr
Breadth	12.0	mtr
Depth	6.7	mtr
Propulsion	Naval-Stork-Werkspoor TMABS-396
Power	1,795	H.P.
Speed	14.0	knots
Sold	1969	to
Owner	Cia Int Stoccaggi Prodotti Petroliferi
Renamed	Andalusia
Sold	1981	to
Owner	Cipsa Gas Trasporti
Sold	1998	to
Owner	Naviera Montanari
Scrapped	Aliaga - 2000

Here was as Andalusia


Valle de Nervion At anchor at Santander, already as Isla de Horadada.

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1968
Dead weight	2,227	MT
Gross register	1,760	GRT
Length	77.8	mtr
Breadth	12.0	mtr
Depth	6.7	mtr
Propulsion	Naval-Stork-Werkspoor TMABS-398
Power	2,000	H.P.
Speed	14.0	knots
Sold	1972	to
Owner	Naviera Montañesa
Renamed	Isla de Horadada
Sold	1974	to
Owner	Paros Compañia Naviera
Renamed	Cap Sounion
Scrapped	Aliaga - 2004

Valle de Orozco

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1968
Dead weight	3,819	MT
Gross register	2,203	GRT
Length	87.7	mtr
Breadth	12.9	mtr
Depth	7.6	mtr
Propulsion	Naval - Stork Werskpoor TMABS-398
Power	2,000	H.P.
Speed	13.0	knots
Sold	1981	to
Owner	Erinos Navegacion Company
Renamed	Soula H.
Sold	1994	to
Owner	Petros
Renamed	Mastropetros
Naufragio	1999 - Volos-Altsi

Valle de Butron

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1970
Dead weight	3,969	MT
Gross register	2,245	GRT
Length	88.4	mtr
Breadth	12.9	mtr
Depth	7.6	mtr
Propulsion	Naval - Stork Werskpoor TMABS-398
Power	2,000	H.P.
Speed	13.5	knots
Sold	1979	to
Owner	Capo Spartivento
Renamed	Ruta
Year / Name	1983 - Ati
Year / Name	1986 - Parnasos
Year / Name	1987 - Parnasos
Year / Name	1991 - Valia V
Year / Name	1992 - Valaki
Year / Name	1995 - Afamia Star
Year / Name	2005 - Sana Star
Year / Name	2011 - Farhan 3
Scrapped	2011

Valle de Ayala

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1973
Dead weight	9,877	MT
Gross register	6,172	GRT
Length	133.4	mtr
Breadth	18.0	mtr
Depth	9.1	mtr
Propulsion	Burmeister & Wain 65 VT2BF-110
Power	4,600	H.P.
Speed	14.0	knots
Sold	1974	to
Owner	Kuwait Shipping Co.
Renamed	Ibn Khaldoun
Year / Name	1976 - Good Trader
Year / Name	1984 - Arrow I
Year / Name	1984 - Legend
Year / Name	1985 - Tyhi
Year / Name	1988 - Chios Star
Year / Name	1988 - Pacific Crystal
Year / Name	1989 - Laurel Star
Year / Name	1994 - Swan 168
Scrapped	Probably in 1996

Valle de Orduña

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1973
Dead weight	9,877	MT
Gross register	6,172	GRT
Length	133.4	mtr
Breadth	18.0	mtr
Depth	9.1	mtr
Propulsion	Werkspoor 9-TMS-410
Power	4,720	H.P.
Speed	14.5	knots
Sold	1981	to
Owner	Standard Shipping Inc.
Renamed	Alta
Year / Name	1989 - NGS Harvest
Year / Name	1991 - Hyong Je Sang
Year / Name	1992 - Hae Nam
Year / Name	1996 - Myohyang 6
Scrapped	Mumbai - 1998

Unloading wood logs at Santander.


Valle de Soba As August Peters. She was launched as Valle de Soba but was sold during building and left the shipyard as Ibn Majid.

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1974
Dead weight	9,247	MT
Gross register	6,172	GRT
Length	133.4	mtr
Breadth	18.0	mtr
Depth	9.1	mtr
Propulsion	Burmeister & Wain 65 VT2BF-110
Power	4,600	H.P.
Speed	14.0	knots
Sold	1974	to
Owner	Kuwait Shipping Co.
Renamed	Ibn Majid
Year / Name	1980 - August Leonhardt
Year / Name	1984 - August Peters
Year / Name	1987 - August
Year / Name	1988 - Fareast Success
Year / Name	1989 - Su Far
Year / Name	1991 - Su Fa
Year / Name	2008 - Heng Yin
Scrapped	Unkown date

Valle de Lujua

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1975
Dead weight	9,220	MT
Gross register	6,172	GRT
Length	133.4	mtr
Breadth	18.0	mtr
Depth	9.1	mtr
Propulsion	Werkspoor 8-TM-410
Power	5,100	H.P.
Speed	15.0	knots
Sold	1989	to
Owner	Marbella Marine Co.
Renamed	Stravinsky
Year / Name	1991 - Lentz
Year / Name	1994 - Achileas P.
Year / Name	2004 - Luna del Mar
Year / Name	1996 - Myohyang 6
Scrapped	Unknown date

Arriving to Santander with wood logs, very usual cargo for these vessels.


Valle de Carranza As Renate Leonhardt

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1975
Dead weight	9,100	MT
Gross register	6,445	GRT
Length	133.4	mtr
Breadth	18.0	mtr
Depth	9.1	mtr
Propulsion	MTM - B&W 750VT2BF-110
Power	5,400	H.P.
Sold	1975	to
Owner	Kuwait Shipping Co.
Renamed	Ibn Zaidoun
Year / Name	1980 - Renate Leonhardt
Year / Name	1990 - Hai Yang 6
Year / Name	1991 - Hai Hang
Scrapped	Unknown date

Valle de Carranza

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1976
Dead weight	9,164	MT
Gross register	6,172	GRT
Length	133.4	mtr
Breadth	18.0	mtr
Depth	9.1	mtr
Propulsion	Werkspoor 8-TM-410
Power	6,000	H.P.
Speed	14.5	knots
Sold	1990	to
Owner	Toledo Marine Co.
Renamed	Tchaikovsky
Year / Name	1992 - Un Ha
Year / Name	1997 - Bustan
Year / Name	1998 - Maria
Year / Name	1999 - Maria M.
Year / Name	2000 - Alva Endeavour
Year / Name	2000 - Agni
Scrapped	Unknown date

Valle de Unza

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1977
Dead weight	15,350	MT
Gross register	9,223	GRT
Length	138.6	mtr
Breadth	21.0	mtr
Depth	12.4	mtr
Propulsion	Werkspoor 12-TM-410
Power	8,500	H.P.
Speed	15.0	knots
Sold	1988	to
Owner	Ibiza Marine Co.
Renamed	Vivaldi
Year / Name	1993 - Alexandros P.
Year / Name	1993 - Titania
Year / Name	1999 - Haj Ibrahim
Year / Name	2000 - Pep Nautic
Scrapped	Alang - 2000

Valle de Cadagua

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1978
Dead weight	15,042	MT
Gross register	9,219	GRT
Length	138.6	mtr
Breadth	21.0	mtr
Depth	12.4	mtr
Propulsion	Werkspoor 12-TM-410
Power	8,500	H.P.
Speed	15.0	knots
Sold	1984	to
Owner	Wisebordugh Shipping Corp.
Renamed	Rizcun Atlantic
Year / Name	1989 - Nortween Berina
Year / Name	1990 - Seahawk
Year / Name	1992 - Hai Xing
Year / Name	1995 - Long Teng
Year / Name	1997 - Guide Yun
Scrapped	Mumbai - 1998

Valle de Ayala As Emirates Star

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1980
Dead weight	15,042	MT
Gross register	9,401	GRT
Length	138.6	mtr
Breadth	21.0	mtr
Depth	12.4	mtr
Propulsion	Burmeister & Wain 8K45GF
Power	7,050	H.P.
Speed	15.0	knots
Sold	1980	to
Owner	Líneas Agromar - Colombia
Renamed	Golfo de Uraba
Year / Name	1995 - Oceantramp
Year / Name	1999 - Pauline Prime
Year / Name	2002 - Emirates Star
Year / Name	2007 - Queen Orchid
Scrapped	Xinhui - 2011

As Golfo de Uraba


Valle de Ibaizabal At Singapur as White Orchid. Although completed in 1981 she was not comissioned until 1982, when sold to an Indian shipping company.

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1981
Dead weight	15,030	MT
Gross register	9,401	GRT
Length	138.6	mtr
Breadth	21.0	mtr
Depth	12.4	mtr
Propulsion	Burmeister & Wain 8K45GF
Power	7,050	H.P.
Speed	15.0	knots
Sold	1982	to
Owner	Indoceanic Shipping Co.
Renamed	Mabrouk
Year / Name	1989 - Jag Kala
Year / Name	1992 - Bellatrix
Year / Name	1995 - Samsun Trust
Year / Name	1997 - Sincere Star
Year / Name	2000 - Albert
Year / Name	2001 - Rosewood
Year / Name	2003 - Queen Orchid
Year / Name	2005 - White Orchid
Year / Name	2008 - Shun Wei
Year / Name	2009 - Shun Yuan
Year / Name	2009 - Guan Ya 9
Scrapped	Jiangyin (China)- 2011

With the contribution of Javier Careaga Basarrate, who compiled part of data

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