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Brooklyn
And see "BROOKLYN" as : New Brooklyn
 
"Brooklyn" under construction by Seatrain in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in 1972.
That ship next to it ( on the right ) is the USS Compass Island, AG-153, 525 feet long and dwarfed by comparison.
( Photo thanks to Brad Baker )
"Brooklyn"
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"Brooklyn", 24.07.1994 at Rotterdam - Europoort.
( Photo by Werner Knüfer )
 
"Brooklyn".
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 "Brooklyn", at Fujeirah after dischage of 220,000 dwt of grain from USA to Egypt and ready to load crude cargo in 1991.
( Photo Copyright Reinier Meuleman )

The Miramar Ship Index for
BROOKLYN
IDNo / IMO
7326221
Year
1973
Name
BROOKLYN
Flag
USA
Owner
Langfitt Sg., Corp.
Type
Tanker
Tons
103907
DWT
229727
LOA
333,70
LPP
322,00
Beam
43,80
Dept
27,74
Draft
21,44
Machinery
1ST-17.5
kW
27453
ShipDesign
VLCC
Builder
Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp.
Yard
Brooklyn
Yard No
100
Country built
USA
Keel
05.08.1970
Launch
30.06.1973
Completed
31.12.1973
Subsequent History
1974 BROOKLYN - Wilmington Trust Co as Trustee
1991 BROOKLYN - Eastern Overseas Inc.
1994 NEW BROOKLYN - International Oil Tanking Co.
End
1997
Disposal Data
Scrapped at Chittagong 13.03.1997.