Searching for 'Black Osprey' 1964

[longhorizon]

It occurred to me that I am on the eve of my 50th anniversary of my arrival to the United States.  We came on board a vessel (freighter) called the 'Black Osprey', operated by the Black Diamond Lines.  Sailed out of Rotterdam I believe and berthed in Brooklyn, sometime in December of 1964.  All other details essentially lost.

I'd love to find, at the least, the date and exact location (pier) of our arrival and it would be really neat to get a look at the ship's log, if it still exists.  I remember a very stormy December North Atlantic crossing...

My internet search has come up with an older vessel called the Black Osprey that was destroyed in WWII, but no doubt there's a connection given the shipping company.  The trail then fizzles; the CRWFlags website mentions someone named Neale Rosanoski who opined on the Black Diamond Lines history and apparently frequents this website.  I would be most grateful for any advice re where I might do a search for more specific information.

Thank you sincerely

[boco]

this must be the one

http://www.lardex.net/oslo/herlofson/skipstekst/1960BlackOsprey.htm

[boco]

And this site, in Dutch but lot of pics

http://www.kombuispraat.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3990&start=16

enjoy

[PHa]

@ boco: Yes, a hit into the bullseye! Well done and some rare documents of shipbuilding just before the CAD-times began... Regards Peter  

[boco]

Glad I could help you

Greetz

Bob

[longhorizon]

Wow!! Unbelievable.  I can't tell you what that did to me, to see that first image when I opened the link.  Thank you ever so much.  On the Dutch site there is even a post from someone who worked on her crew.  It will take me some time to read through all of this.  Fantastic! In the meantime, my daughter, who is a librarian, has found the NYC library that likely has the shipping arrivals logs of the day.  I will make a trip there as soon as I can.

Can anyone tell me where / if the old Ship's log might be if it still exists?  Or were these typically destroyed when the ship was recycled?

Thank you thank you thank you...

longhorizon