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La Rioja by J.M. Blanquez
This ship was built on 1953 by Empresa Nacional Bazán, in Cartagena, as "La Rioja" for Empresa Nacional Elcano, together with her sister ship "La Mancha". In this photo her name was yet "La Rioja" and her home port Cartagena.

La Rioja by J.M. Blanquez
When on 1964 was bought by Marasia she kept the name till 1976, when was renamed "Antartico", with homeport Barcelona.
Her main specifications were:
Length 108.27 mtr      Beam 14.75 mtr      Depth 9.1 mtr     Draft 6.24 mtr
1,356 NRT       2,848 GRT      6,125 MT Displacement       3,530 MT Load      3,809 DWT

La Rioja by T. Diedrich
Propulsion: Diesel engine Werkspoor - 2,325 HP - 6 Cylinders x 600 mm bore x 1,100 mm stroke
Consumption: 10 MT/day gasoil
3 Auxiliary engines - 200 KW - 220 VDC
Bunker capacity: 330 MT
Speed: 13.5 knots

By A. Mantilla
In this photo she is in Barcelona, at Muelle de San Beltrán. On the stern was the "Cabo Santa Marta" of Ybarra.

By A. Mantilla
This photo was shot in Lobitos (Angola). As the stay was long there was a lot of painting work going on.

Here, also in Lobitos, in a trip to pick up the mail. The party were Third Mate and his wife, the Carpenter, an A/B and I. On the background the ship.

Photo supplied by J.B. Buades
Her last trip started at Huelva (Spain) on 9th March 1979 bound to Avilés (Spain) and the scrapyard. On 26 May 1979 started the scrap work at the facility of Desguaces y Salvamentos in San Juan de Nieva.
This photo shows her there, high and dry, ready to be scrapped.

Caricature by J.A. Egea
This sketch, drawn by J.A. Egea, is an exaggerated but nice caricature of the ship. His arm is hanging from his cabin's window.
The caricature was for several years in the Officers Day Room.


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