Jim Samson 1907 - 1942
EARLY PHOTOS OF LAKE TANKERS
Tanker Photos sent in by: David McKee and taken by his uncle Jim Samson
Jim Samson 1907 - 1942
Tanker in Lake Maracaibo, name unknown, ship's colors that of Andrew Weir.
Tug Boat in foreground, loaded
lake tanker in background. According to Auke Visser (see his tanker web
site at
http://www.aukevisser.nl/ ) the photo of the tug belongs to a company based
in USA, Matson Navigation, and he thinks, by a process of deduction, that the lago
tanker is probably the SAM CARLOS.
Unknown ship, photo probably taken in Lake Maracaibo.
Convoy of Lake Tankers, probably taken leaving Lake Maracaibo.
Empty ship, probably also taken in Lake Maracaibo
Lake Tanker BOSCAN in route to Aruba in convoy, loaded with crude oil.
Mid-ship and deck of Lake Tanker.
Mid-ship and deck of Lake Tanker.
Lake Tanker ANDINO, under Andrew Weir colors, entering San Nicholas Harbor.
Ship in port.
According to Auke Visser the is a Dutch passenger /freighter, built 1929 and called the El Libertador.
Lake Tankers, as yet unidentified, probably in Lake Maricaibo.
Looking aft on ship. This is not a lake tanker.
Group photo of some of the passengers on ship show above.
Barge and oil wells in Lake Maricaibo.
Good view of the oil wells in the lake.
Team Work, this will get the job done.
Sunning on their off time.
Five Lake Tankers, probably waiting to unload in Aruba.