M/V Thai II

M/V Thai II(SLWT)

Registration nubmer: 8868

Built at Kockum Mekaniska Verkstad AB in Malmö as new construction, hull number 249 she was launched in July 1947 for Rederi AB Soya in Stockholm.

Bohéme´s first voyage started 27 July 1947 from Malmö to Gothenburg loading cargo for U.S.A. She departs to Sweden in the summer 1948 loaded with fruit and grain from Australia. In May 1950 she was sold to Rederi AB Nordstjernan. In 1954 she get in typhoon center in the South China Sea and she lose some of her hatches in several cargo holds, and the cargo holds begin to be filed up with water. With 30° list she Hon tog sig med 30 graders slagsida i hamn. She was saved 1972 by some Japanese tugboats after she nearly was sunked then she come in to a typhoon and get a big leak in her engine room. Sold for scrapping, arrived at Khaosiung,Taiwan  23 February 1973 for dismantling. Thai was equipped with one saltwater chilled 6 - cylinder double-acting 2 - stroke Kockum MAN delivering 6000 h.p.