| Gross Tonnage: | 10,435 | Net: | 6,918 |
| Dimensions: | 508.0 x 68.2 x 31.1 | MC Type: | |
| Builder: | A/B Gotaverken
Goteborg, Sweden | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: |
1963
1963 |
| Engines: | Oil 2SA 8 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: | 1969 | Ended SM Service: | 1972 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1963 | | Vikara | Skibs A/S Skagerak
Oslo, Norway | JXUB | Oslo | Norwegian |
1969 | 520098 | Sunshine State | States Marine Lines, Inc. (DE)
New York | WEUD | New York | US |
1972 | 4057 | Oswego Tapper | Oswego Latex Carrier Corp.
c/o Marine Transport Lines, Inc.
New York | 5MRY | Monrovia | Liberian |
1980 | 4057 | Oswego Tapper | L & C Marine Transport Ltd.
c/o Firestone Natural Rubber & Latex Co.
Akron, Ohio | 5MRY | Monrovia | Liberian |
1980 | 1061 | Union Darwin | Union President's Marine Corp. S.A. (H.K.)
An Hsing Navigation Co., Ltd.
Taipei, Taiwan | H8YH | Panama | Panamanian |
1983 | 1061 | Ropi | Haddock Marine Corp. | | Panama | Panamanian |
Events:
1969: Sold to States Marine Lines, renamed SUNSHINE STATE.
1/72: Sold to Oswego Latex Carrier Corp., renamed OSWEGO TAPPER.
1980: Sold to L & C Marine Transport Ltd.
1980: Sold to Union President's Marine Corp. S.A. of Taiwan, renamed UNION DARWIN.
12/83: Sold to Haddock Marine Corp., renamed ROPI.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1984 | Sold by Haddock Marine Corp. to Taiwan Shipbreakers, arriving Kaohsiung 1/13/84, having borne the name ROPI about 6 weeks. Nan Sin Steel Enterprise Co., Ltd. began work 1/26/84. |
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