Tapiola
1978/88 RoRocarrier
Buildingyard: MItsubishi HI Ltd., Nagasaki
Built year: 1978
Yard no: 1831
Tonnage 1978-2004: GRT: 22325/NET: 12190 /TDW: 33702
Tonnage 2004-2010: GRT: 54689/NET: 21608 /TDW: 30464
Dims: LOA: 228,51/ BR: 32,31/ DR: 11,170
Machinery: 8-cyl Sulzer by the Shipbuilders Kobeyard
BHP: 30150
Speed: 19,50knots
TEU's: 1707
Photo: Andreas Spörri
10.03.1978: Launched as BOOGABILLA for Rederi AB Transatlantic., Sweden
25.08.1978: Completed
03.02.1989: Purchased by BHT Tapiola Shipping Inc., Panama. Price: USD 15.000.000. Renamed TAPIOLA
31.07.1989: Owners became Wilhelmsen Lines A/S. Registreted in Tönsberg/ NIS
00.12.1997: Ownership now Wilhelmsen Lines Shipowning AS., Norway
00.11.2002: Sold to Mark 1 KS., Lysaker. A company owned 50/50 by WW and Wallenius Line, Sweden
28.02.2004: Arrived at Chengxi Shipyard, Shanghai for convertion. Installed a car/truckgarage at weatherdeck
13.04.2004: Convertion completed
14.04.2004: Transferred to Mark 1 Shipping Pte Ltd., Singapore. A company owned 50/50 by WW and Wallenius Line, Sweden
Flagged in Singapore
05.07.2010: Sold to Ekhardt Marine for recycling at Xiagang Changjiang Shipbreaking, China
Photo: Rond vd Velde - www.shipspotting.com
TAPIOLA after convertion