Naviera Aznar
Monte Udala
The Monte Udala was built in Naval de Bilbao on 1948. She was like the Monasterios serie, which had the next three plus two more vessels for Trasatlántica, but was ordered before the serie started and not included in it. In the page dedicated to the serie can be observed the differences during the five years spent since the first to the last vessel.
| Built in year: |
1948 |
|
Passengers: |
392 |
| Shipyard: |
Naval de Sestao |
|
GRT: |
10,170 |
| Home port: |
Bilbao |
|
NRT: |
7,233 |
| Registry number: |
589 |
|
DWT: |
8,557 |
|
|
|
Cargo: |
8,750 |
|
|
|
Displacement: |
14,750 |
She sank at Archipelago dos Abrolhos (Brasil) on 07 September 1971 due to a hole in the hull. This archipelago is at 18º S.
The crew was picked up by the Liberian vessel Freeport, from where this photo was shot by the Second Deck Officer, Rafael Ruiz Martínez. The vessel has the Ybarra's funnel, because she was on time charter.
Felipe Rodríguez, who was the Third Deck Officer at same time, sent these four photos with the ship carrying out cargo operations at Buenos Aires and Montevideo on August 1971. Few days earlier of her sinking.
The previous an this were shot at Buenos Aires. This is showing the discharging of a uncommon cargo, bumping cars loaded at Genoa (Italy).
On this are the granite blocks that can be seen on the the photo showing her sinking.
They were loaded at Montevideo with destination Valencia.
Monte Urbasa
This vessel was the first on the serie, second if we include the Monte Udala. and built by Naval de Bilbao on 1948 as the previous.
The vessels of the Monasterios serie were combinated cargo and passengers ships and their main common specifications were: length: 148.5 mtr; beam: 18.92 mtr; depth: 12.1 mtr; draft: 7.91 mtr.
Being the rest different for each vessel:
| Built in year: |
1948 |
|
Passengers: |
390 |
| Shipyard: |
Naval de Sestao |
|
GRT: |
10,142 |
| Home port: |
Bilbao |
|
NRT: |
7,205 |
| Registry number: |
591 |
|
DWT: |
8,557 |
|
|
|
Cargo: |
8,750 |
|
|
|
Displacement: |
14,750 |
In the early 70's was bought by Ybarra and renamed Cabo Santa Paula.
In 1977 was sold to Greek owners, and scrapped on 1980.
Monte Urquiola
The propulsion of all them was a diesel engine Sulzer SD with 10 cylinders of 720 mm bore and 1,250 mm stroke, with 7,300 HP.
The speed was 17.5 knots.
| Built in year: |
1949 |
|
Passengers: |
74 |
| Shipyard: |
Naval de Sestao |
|
GRT: |
7,723 |
| Home port: |
Bilbao |
|
NRT: |
4,519 |
| Registry number: |
599 |
|
DWT: |
8,971 |
|
|
|
Cargo: |
9,115 |
|
|
|
Displacement: |
14,630 |
The Monte Urquiola was sold on 1976 to Sigaporean owners and renamed Climax Ganet. She was scrapped on 1978.
Monte Ulia
As the rest of the vessels in the serie, except the Covadonga, was built by Naval de Bilbao.
The daily consumption was around 25 MT gasoil and the bunker capacity was 1,250 MT, except the Monte Urquiola that had 2,290 MT.
| Built in year: |
1952 |
|
Passengers: |
74 |
| Shipyard: |
Naval de Sestao |
|
GRT: |
10,123 |
| Home port: |
Bilbao |
|
NRT: |
7,708 |
| Registry number: |
608 |
|
DWT: |
8,864 |
|
|
|
Cargo: |
8,803 |
|
|
|
Displacement: |
14,800 |
She was sold on 1976 to the same Singaporean owners and renamed Climax Opal, but suffered a big fire next year and was scrapped in Santander.
These two photos showed some ship's interiors.
And the passenger ticket of three of the persons showed on them.
The company edited an interesting brochure about these four vessels
Monte de la Esperanza
Monte Arucas
Her main engine was the same that for the Monasterios serie and being a rather smaller vessel her speed was 19 knots.
| Built in year: |
1956 |
|
Passengers: |
36 |
| Shipyard: |
Euskalduna |
|
GRT: |
4,691 |
| Home port: |
Bilbao |
|
NRT: |
2,644 |
| Registry number: |
621 |
|
DWT: |
3,800 |
| Length: |
113.8 mtr |
|
Displacement: |
7.200 |
| Breadth: |
16.08 mtr |
|
Speed: |
19 |
| Depth: |
9.3 mtr |
|
|
|
After several years in the line Canarias-United Kingdom with fruit and passengers was converted to reefer, fitting three extra auxiliary engines and three new compressors in the hold n.4 lower tweendeck, which was linked to the Engine Room.
On this photo she was in Liverpool, berthed at King's Dock, on 1963 before her modifications. In 1976 was sold and renamed Nissos Kerkyra. In 1980 was renamed as Atlantic Reefer and in 1981 as Bardini Reefer.
On 16th December 1981 when at Casteltownbere (Ireland) a big fire broke up, with explosions that difficulted the extinguising. After several days on fire she was sunk close to the port inlet. She was ready to leave bound to Avilés (Spain). In the photo the first mast is the poop one. In the rear is the funnel with the casing already destroyed by the corrosion, only the Main Engine exhaust pipe remaining.
Here can be seen better how is the funnel and the bridge.
Monte Umbe
This vessel had similar specifications to the Monasterios serie:
Length: 146 mtr Beam: 18.92 mtr Depth: 12.1 mtr Draft 7.53 mtr
The main engine was the same as in the serie and she got the same speed.
With her original confifuration the 580 passengers were in three classes: 4 in First, 84 in Tourist and 492 in Third, and she was in the line Bilbao - La Coruña - Vigo - Tenerife - Rio de Janeiro - Santos - Montevideo - Buenos Aires.
In 1968 was reformed in Euskalduna and converted in a single class vessel with 360 passengers. With this configuration sailed in the line Tenerife- United Kingdom, mainly Liverpool.
In 1975 was sold to Lebanese owners and renamed Liban.
| Built in year: |
1959 |
|
Passengers: |
580 |
| Shipyard: |
Euskalduna |
|
GRT: |
9,971 |
| Home port: |
Bilbao |
|
NRT: |
6,488 |
| Registry number: |
654 |
|
DWT: |
8,400 |
|
|
|
Cargo: |
7,390 |
|
|
|
Displacement: |
13,746 |
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