Tanabata
1994 Car carrier
Buildingyard: Sumitomo HI Ltd., Oppama
Built year: 1994
Yard no: 1198
Tonnage: GRT: 49443/NET: 18548 /TDW: 13.548
Dims: LOA: 190,05/ BR: 32,26/ DR: 10,180
Machinery: 6-cyl Sulzer by Diesel United Ltd., Aioi
BHP: 17701
Speed: 19,00knots
Carcap.: 5850 cars
Photo: Wolfgang Barnitzke - www.shipspotting.com
00.08.1994: Launched as NOSAC TANABATA for Taurus Carriers Ltd., Liberia. Bareboat-charter to Wilh. Wilhelmsen with purchaseoption
00.11.1994: Completed, and entered into NOSAC service
00.08.1996: Owner: Wilhelmsen Lines Shipowning A/S. Renamed TANABATA
10.09.1999: Owners: Wilhelmsen Lines Shipowning K/S., Tönsberg
13.09.2000: Transferred to Wilmington Trust Co., Wilmingtom, MA/US. Flagged in US - and rebuilt for US requirements
00.11.2000: Convertion completed
00.10.2001: Operator: American Roll on Roll off Carriers (ARC)
01.11.2003: Renamed RESOLVE
00.05.2005: Owner: Fidelio Ltd Partnership Inc., US (American Roll on Roll off Carriers (ARC))