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Esso Spain (2) - (1982-1982)
"Erin", ex. "Perentis", ex. "Hitra", ex. "Rebecca", ex. "Marine Reunion",  ex. "Esso Spain (2)" arrived at Gadani
Ship Breaking Yard Pakistan, Januari 28th, 2021. An ex dumb oil storage tanker.
( Photo thanks to Eren Topcu )
"Hitra", ex. "Rebecca", ex. "Marine Reunion",  ex. "Esso Spain (2)" at Rotterdam, Netherlands, August 1th, 1996.
( Photo thanks to DDGHANSA )
"Hitra", ex. "Rebecca", ex. "Marine Reunion",  ex. "Esso Spain (2)" at Rotterdam, Netherlands, August 1th, 1996.
( Photo thanks to DDGHANSA )
"Hitra", ex. "Rebecca", ex. "Marine Reunion",  ex. "Esso Spain (2)" at Rottredam,Netherlands, 1985.
( Photo thanks to Pieter Melissen )

In the early eighties Esso ordered 4 Aframax tankers with the China Shipbuilding Corp at Taiwan. The second of the four ships, which had been launched as ESSO SPAIN, suffered a hefty fire in July 1982 while fitting and was refused by Esso.
The hulk was repaired and finally delivered in February 1984 as MARINE REUNION to Marine Transport Lines from the US, one year after all the other three ships had been delivered.

In 1987 she was taken over by OSG and renamed REBECCA, while in 1990 Mowinckels stepped in and operated her for 8 years as the HITRA.
In 1998 she was converted to an FPSO for Indonesian account and was renamed PERINTIS. In 2019 she went for the torch at the Chittagong beach, conveniently renamed ERIN.

The Miramar Ship Index for "MARINE REUNION"
IDNo:
7925819
Year:
1984
Name:
MARINE REUNION
Keel:
04.05.1981
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
22.12.1981
Flag:
LBR
Date of completion:
15.02.1984

Tons:
45798
Link:
-
DWT:
94236
Yard No:
184
Length overall:
245.0
Ship Design:
LPP:
234.0
Country of build:
CHT
Beam:
39.7
Builder:
China SB Corp.
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Kaohsiung
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1D-15

Subsequent History:
[ Launched  as ESSO SPAIN, gutted by fire 02.07.1982 whilst fitting out ] -
1987 REBECCA - 1990 HITRA - 1998 PERINTIS - 2021 ERIN

Disposal Data:
hulked as dumb oil storage 1998 at Pasir Gudang, Scrapped at Gadani as ERIN, in 2021.

History:
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
7925819
7925819
1984
ESSO SPAIN
45798
7925819
7925819
1984
MARINE REUNION
45798
1982
7925819
7925819
1984
REBECCA
45798
1987
7925819
7925819
1984
HITRA
54537
1990
A/S J.Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi
7925819
7925819
1984
PERINTIS
54537
1998
7925819
7925819
1984
ERIN
54537
2021