Ladja Piran 1

M/V PIRAN (I) was the first vessel of Splošna Plovba ordered in a Japanese shipyard. The delivery of the vessel inspired the idea of establishing the around the world line. M/V Piran was mostly employed in the tramp trade or time chartered . At the time of her delivery she was the largest vessel of the Yugoslav merchant fleet. She was scrapped in Split.

Length: 158.2 m

Breadth: 19.7 m

Deadweight: 16,076 tons

Engine: 5,295 kW

Built: 1959

Purchased: 1959

Sold: 1986

Scrapped: 1986

Around
the World Line

With the purchase of modern newly built and secondhand liner vessels the circumstances had evolved for transition to liner activities. The first two main liner services were introduced by Splošna Plovba in the late fifties and early sixties of the previous century. They were: the Around the World Line in the eastern direction and the liner service to the USA. On both lines, vessels transported general cargoes.

The crew of M/V LJUTOMER were awarded the Blue Ribbon by the Zagreb newspaper Vjesnik. In the former Yugoslavia the Blue Ribbon was awarded to an individual seafarer or a group of seafarers for proven excellence at sea in the previous year. The crew of M/V Ljutomer earned it for their extraordinary sacrifice, ingenuity and persistence in extinguishing the fire in the ship’s engine room. She was employed on the Around the World Line. The vessel was scrapped in Alang, India.

Length: 148.4 m

Breadth: 19.6 m

Deadweight: 9,120 tons

Engine: 6,711 kW

Built: 1965

Purchased: 1965

Sold: 1988

Scrapped: 1990

M/V LITIJA was a typical modern liner vessel employed on the Around the World Line. Her sister ship "Logatec" was sold to the shipping company Jugolinija at the time of her construction and was renamed to "Pag". She was scrapped in Alang, India.

Length: 148.6 m

Breadth: 20.0 m

Deadweight: 10,493 tons

Engine: 7,244 kW

Built: 1969

Purchased: 1969

Sold: 1989

Scrapped: 1997

M/V POSTOJNA from a series of two sister liner vessels was the first vessel in the Yugoslav merchant fleet which had a semi-automated engine room. She had exceptionally large storage space for refrigerated cargoes and was employed on different lines of the company. She was scrapped in Alang, India.

Length: 147.8 m

Breadth: 19.9 m

Deadweight: 11,355 tons

Engine: 6,031 kW

Built: 1967

Purchased: 1967

Sold: 1989

Scrapped: 1992