Ybarra (5)

Ybarra y Cía

Cabo Santa Ana         She was the Dutch "Katendrecht" till she was bought by Ybarra, sailing later mainly in the line Italia-España-Brasil-Uruguay-Argentina. In this photo is at the Muelle de San Beltran, en Barcelona. In the photo below is leaving the shipyard to carry out the sea trials.

        She was built by Wilton Feyenoord at Rotterdam (Netherlands), launched on 04-June-1960 and carrying out the sea trials on 06-April-1961. The contract was for building a tanker, but because of the tanker trade depression when already was being built was changed to a general cargo vessel. Her length was 144.26 meters and her breadth 20.24, with 11,573 DWT. Her main engine was a MAN with six cylinders, with 7,800 HP got 16 knots.

        Before bought by Ybarra she was chartered to several companies. Among them were the Dutch VNS for eight years, which funnel has in this photo, and the Brasilian Aliança, which funnel has in the following one.

        In this nice sketch she is with the original Van Ommeren funnel. In the last photo she can be seen at Port Said, with the VNS funnel.

        On 1988 she was sold for scrapping. For the trip to Alang (India), where she was scrapped, was renamed as "Cabo Santa" and her flag changed to Saint Vicent and Granadines.

Canguro Cabo San Sebastian

Canguro class vessel

Canguro Cabo San Jorge - Ybarra's postal card

Canguro Cabo San Jorge         Built by Union Naval de Levante in Valencia, she was the second of a serie, being the first the "Canguro Cabo San Sebastian". The rest of the serie was ordered by Trasmediterránea.
        These two vessels were also bought later by Trasmediterránea.
        When owned by Ybarra they sailed in the lines Barcelona-Genova and Barcelona-Palma de Mallorca.