Sea Transit
1975/ 1995 Car Carrier
Buildingyard: BV Machinefabriek en Scheepswerf van P. Smit Jr.
Rotterdam
Built year: 1975
Yard no: 671
Tonnage: GRT: 7494/NET: 3719/TDW: 10379
Dims: LOA: 187,51/ BR: 22,94/ DR: 8,006
Machinery: 8-cyl by Koninklijke Maatschaapi "De Schelde", Flushing
BHP: 13200
Speed: 18,5 knots
Carcapacity: 3150
Photo: via Bjørn Pedersen
18.12.1975: Launched as NOPAL SEL for K/S Benargus A/S & Co. (Øivind Lorentzen), Oslo
30.06.1976: Delivered
00.00.1979: Manager restyled Øivind Lorentzen A/S
00.00.1984: Renamed NOSAC SEL, and transferred to Benargus Shipping Inc. (Øivind Lorentzen A/S), Liberia
00.00.1985: Transferred to Ocean Sel S. en C (Oslo Ship Management A/S), Panama
00.00.1985: Bought by Ocean Car Carriers Ltd. (Norwegian Ship Management A/S), Panama
00.07.1987: NAL A/S took over 25% ownership in conjunction with the amalgamation with ØL
00.00.1998: Renamed OCEAL SEL
00.00.1992: Manager became Barber Ship Management Ltd
00.01.1995: Bought by K/S Sea Transit with was owned 50-50 by NAL and WW. Placed under Liberia-flag. Renamed SEA TRANSIT
00.00.1995: Tonnage remeasured: 25884grt/ 8442net
00.04.1996: Upon WW's takeover of all asset of NAL the vessel was sold for scrap to Indian shipbreakers. Finally the vessel was
scrapped by Gujarat Pickers Industries, India. Price: USD 208 per LDT