ss. Pasteur

[adamthomas]

Ive recently gained possession of my late grand dads photo album which he kept while he was in Africa in the mid - late 40s. All his photos are labeled but where one is labeled 'ss. Pasteur' the photo is missing. Does anyone know anything about this boat? and better still have a photo to fill the gap in his book?

Many Thanks

Adam

PS. If anyone would like to see any of the pics from Judea, Cairo, Bethlehem, Jerusalem etc, just let me know.

[Stone931]

There is quite a bit of information on her in Wikipedia.

She was renamed SS Bremen in 1957.

Read on   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Bremen_(1957)

[adamthomas]

many thanks

[HMac]

Hello Adam,
Loads of information including photos at this link: http://stoenworks.com/Louis%20Pasteur.html scroll right down to the bottom for photos.

Passenger ship PASTEUR official number 166305 built in 1939 for Cie de Nav Sud-Atlantique, Bordeaux
1959 renamed BREMEN
1971 renamed REGINA MAGNA
1977 renamed SAUDI PHIL I
1980 renamed SAUDI-FILIPINAS I
Foundered 7.35N/60.12E 9.6.80 (cut loose from tow 8.6.1980)

http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/Old%20Ships%20P/slides/Pasteur-05.html

Regards
Hugh

[adamthomas]

Many Thanks. I assume it was just in port when my grand dad decided to take a pic of it, just a shame his photo is missing from his book so will print one off to replace it.

[seansterling]

Would he have been with the Lancashire Fusiliers?

[adamthomas]

Not as far as im aware.

[seansterling]

My grandpa went out to Malta on Pateur in 1941, he ended up in Palestine in 1944/5.

[adamthomas]

As far as i know my grand dad was in the area later, 1947/48.