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Margaret Onstad
And see "MARGARET ONSTAD" as : Marg & Sylvania
 "Margaret Onstad".
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 "Margaret Onstad".
( Copyright reserved )
"Margaret Onstad".
( Photo collection Dag Bjerke )

The Miramar Ship Index for
MARGARET ONSTAD
IDNo / IMO
7389211
Year
1974
Name
MARGARET ONSTAD
Flag
NOR
Owner
Rederi A/B Monacus
Type
Tanker
Tons
114771
DWT
233009
LOA
325,00
LPP
311,30
Beam
48,20
Dept
26,47
Draft
20,45
Machinery
1ST-15.5
kW
24170
ShipDesign
VLCC
Builder
Uddevallavarvet AB
Yard
Uddevalla
Yard No
283
Country built
SWE
Keel
21.12.1973
Launch
26.06.1974
Completed
08.11.1974
Subsequent History
1978 MARG - Uddevallavarvet A/B
1979 SYLVANIA - Maryland Maritime Inc.
End
1984
Disposal Data
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 11.05.1984, work began 06.1984. [ By Swie Horng Steel ]

Additional information :

The 7 days war in 1967 and the closing of the Suez Canal, escalated the buildings of large oil tankers.
A lot of shipyards launched their own type of VLLC`s. Uddevalla Varvet, launched their own type, a standard
size 230 000 tdw (+/-), this yard delivered 10 ships in this series between 1969 and 1976.
9 ships where for Norwegian owners and flag, except the "Margareth Onstad".
This ship sailed under the Swedish flag.