| Gross Tonnage: | 8,072 | Net: | 5,729 |
| Dimensions: | 509.4 x 68.2 x 28.11 3/4 | MC Type: | |
| Builder: | A/S Bergens MV
Bergens, Norway | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: |
1963
1963 |
| Engines: | Oil 2SA 6 Cy. 760 x 1500 mm, 7500 bhp | Engine Builder: | A/B Gotaverken
Goteborg, Sweden |
| Navigation: | DF, ESD, GC, RDR, RT | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks, 3rd Deck in Nos. 3 & 4 Holds |
| Began SM Service: | 1968 | Ended SM Service: | 1972 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1963 | | Norbeth | Kommanditt Selskapet A/S Nortank & Co.
Oslo, Norway | LJZS | Oslo | Norwegian |
1968 | | Norbeth | Great Eastern Shipping Co., Ltd.
Bombay, India | LJZS | Bombay | Indian |
1968 | 512907 | Old Dominion State | States Marine Lines, Inc. (DE)
New York | KASG | New York | US |
1972 | 4042 | Oswego Planter | Oswego Latex Carrier Corp.
c/o Marine Transport Lines, Inc.
New York | 5MQP | Monrovia | Liberian |
1980 | 4042 | Oswego Planter | L & C Marine Transport Ltd.
c/o Firestone Natural Rubber & Latex Co.
Akron, Ohio | 5MQP | Monrovia | Liberian |
1981 | 4042 | Planter | Providence Planter Corp.
Ocean Service Corp.
New York | 5MQP | Monrovia | Liberian |
1983 | 8455 | Avra | Avra Shipping Co.
Smelship Corp. S.A. Panama
Panama | SVPC | Pireaus | Greece |
Events:
1968: Sold to Great Eastern Shipping Co. of India.
1968: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed OLD DOMINION STATE.
1/72:Sold to Oswego Latex Carrier Corp; renamed OSWEGO PLANTER.
1980 Sold to L & C Marine Transport Ltd.
1981: Sold to Providence Planter Corp., renamed PLANTER.
1983: Sold to Avra Shipping Co. of Panama, renamed AVRA.
7/84: AVRA reported by Marine News as being damaged beyond economical repair and is to be sold for scrapping.
3/85: AVRA reported by Marine News as being sold to Pakistani Shipbreakers, now reported sold to buyers in Dubai.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1985 | Left Ajman 3/8/85 in tow bound for Karachi for demolition, having been aground at Ajman from 2/19 - 3/7/85, after being blown ashore whilst being towed from Bushire to Sharjah. Arrived at Gadani Beach 3/15/85 for demolition. |
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