Taronga
1996 Ro-Ro Carrier/ Ro-Ro Carcarrier
Buildingyard: Mitsubishi HI Ltd., Nagasaki/ Japan
Built year: 1996
Yard no: 2196
Tonnage : GRT: 54826/ NET: 17321/ TDW: 47144
Dims : LOA: 264,60/ BR: 32,26/ DR: 11,78mtr
Machinery: 7-cyl by Mitsubishi HI Ltd., Kobe
BHP: 34000
Speed: 20,00knots
TEU cap.: 2833 units Cardeck cap.: 573 cars
Photo: David Furth
28.09.1996: Launched for KS Benargus AS & Co. (Wilh. Wilhelmsen), Oslo
16.12.1996: Completed. Price: USD 75.389.000,00. Registreted under NIS-flag
17.11.1997: Owner changed to Wilhelmsen Lines Shipowning KS (Wilhelmsen Lines AS), Lysaker
00.00.2003: Converted to Carcarrier at Chinese shipyard. Rebuilt with "garagedeck"
00.00.2009: Sold to American RoRo Carriers. Reg under Fidelio Ltd Partnership Inc., Wilmington
Renamed ENDURANCE
Photo: S.A. Skarshaug
TARONGA after convertion