Barber Toba/ Tobas
1979 RORO vessel
Buildingyard: Mitsubishi HI Ltd., Kobe
Built year: 1979
Yard no: 1094
Tonnage 1979-2004: GRT: 22008/ NET: 11867/ TDW: 34310
Tonnage 2004-onwards: GRT: 54680
Dims: LOA: 228,51/ BR: 32,31/ DR: 10,829mtr
Machinery : 9-cyl Sulzer by the shipbuilders
BHP: 30150
Speed: 19,50 knots
Container cap: 1806 TEU
Photo: P: Wearing
19.09.1978: Launched
30.01.1979: Completed. Price paid: 152.500.000
00.00.1989: Owner: Wihelmsen Lines. Renamed TOBA.
00.12.1997: Owner: Wilhelmsen Lines Shipowning
00.03.2004: Flagged in Singapore. Ownership changed to Mark 1 Pte - a joint ownership WW and Wallenius Line.
Vessel converted from RORO into RORO/ Ful Carcarrier with a garage on deck.
02.06.2010: Delivered to Eckhardt Marine for recirculation at Xiangang Changjiang Shipbreaking Yard, China
Photo: Andreas Spörri
Photo show the vessel as TOBA
Photo: P. Jaervinen
Photo show the vessel as TOBA after conversion