Arabian Reefer 1937

EGYPTIAN REEFER 1936

Company: A.P.Moller/Lauritzen-Denmark

3,200 tons

346' x 49'

16 knots Motorship Single screw

Built Odense as FRANCINE for French owners but bought by Danes, before completion.After three months bought by Lauritzen in early 1937.

At first briefly named ARABIAN REEFER, then renamed EGYPTIAN REEFER-as shown.

Type:Fruit carrier

Trade:Europe-Mediterranean

12 passengers

162,000 cu.ft. refrigerated space.

1940 laid up Brazil

1942 became BAURULOIDE [Lloyd Brasileiro]

1945 returned to Lauritzen as EGYPTIAN REEFER

1961 became BANSHU MARU No.37[Taiyo Gyogyo-Tokio] converted into refrigerated fish carrier.

1968 scrapped

Lloyd Brasileiro (Rio de Janeiro)

Egyptian Reefer arriving Auckland c.1950's
Egyptian Reefer
Built: 1936 Odense Staalskibs, Odense, Denmark
Tonnage: 3,159grt
Owners: J.Lauritzen
1935: Ordered by Cie. Coloniale de Navigation SA, Paris
1936: Launched and named 'Francine'. Due to exchange restrictions the contract was taken over by the joint ownership company for 'Francine', partners being A/S Dampskibsselskabet Svendborg(A.P.Moller, manager), and
A/S Dampskibsselskabet af 1912(A.P.Moller, manager).
1937: Sold to Lauritzen's, r/n Arabian Reefer, and later 'Egyptian Reefer
1942: Bauruloide
1945: Egyptian Reefer
1961: Banshu Maru No 37
1968: Broken up Yokohama

M/S Egyptian Reefer af Esbjerg, 3159 Reg. T. Br. Bygget 1936 af Staal. Paa Rejse fra Conakry til Marseille. En Mand forsvundet+ d. 27/10 37 i Atlanterhavet. Søforklaring i Marseille d. 3/11 37. Kl. 706, da E. R. under en SØ.-lig Kuling befandt sig paa ca. 28° N. Brd. 14° V. Lgd., savnedes Hovmester Ole Jensen Olesen af Randers, der sidst var set d. 26/10 Kl. 21. Da det maatte formodes, at Hovmesteren, der havde været utilpas, var faldet over Bord, blev Skibet lagt paa modsat Kurs. Kl. 1015, da al Eftersøgning viste sig forgæves, blev det efter et afholdt Skibsraad besluttet at fortsætte Rejsen.

Læs Erik Kragelund Nielsen's beretning.