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Taronga

1967 General cargo

Photo: Photo from shipowner

Buildingyard: Uddevallavarbet A/B., Uddevalla/ Sweden

Built year: 1967

Yard no: 277

Tonnage 67-71: GRT: 10510/ NET: 6203/ TDW: 11850

Tonnage 71-on: GRT: 12407/ NET: 7619/ TDW: 13046

Dims 67-71: LOA: 152,29/ BR: 20,81/ DR: 9,575mtr

Dims 71-on: LOA: 172,19/ BR: 20,81/ DR: 9,386mtr

Machinery: 8-cyl B&W by the shipbuilder - 12000bhp

Speed: 19,00knots

Reeferspace: 1201,90cbm/ Passengers: 12/ Teu's -71: 90 under deck

18.11.1966: Launched 

06.04.1967: Delivered

23.01.1971: Arrived at Yokohama to be lengthened by Mitsubishi HI Ltd. The vessel got inserted a containersection midship

24.04.1971: Reconstruction completed

20.07.1979: Transferred to Arctic Shipping Singapore (Pte) Ltd. (Barber Ship Management), Singapore

21.12.1982: Sold to Estela Oceanica SA (A. Botacchi SA de Navegacion), Panama.  Renamed SEA MOON

00.00.1984: Sold to A. Botacchi SA de Navegacion, Argentina. Renamed PUNTA ANCLA

04.02.1993: Laid up in Buenos Aires

00.03.1995: Renamed NIAXO IV. Sold to Virendra & Co Ltd., India for scrapping

00.04.1995: Arrived at breakingyard

Taronga in Barber Line - livery

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