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World Knight
And see "WORLD KNIGHT" as : Knight
 "World Knight", at Europoort, Rotterdam.
( Copyright DDGHANSA )
"World Knight".
( Copyright reserved )
"World Knight" at Las Palmas, Spain, September 24th, 1980.
( Copyright Charles Chan )
 
"World Knight".
( Copyright Charles Chan )
 
 "World Knight".
( Copyright John White )
 
"World Knight".
( Photo Copyright Charles Chan )
 
"World Knight", at Europoort, Rotterdam.
( Photo Copyright Pieter Melissen )

The Miramar Ship Index for
WORLD KNIGHT
IDNo / IMO
7377335
Year
1975
Name
WORLD KNIGHT
Flag
LBR
Owner
Liberian Argo Tpts., Inc.
Type
Tanker
Tons
114573
DWT
258434
LOA
339,50
LPP
324,00
Beam
53,60
Dept
25,68
Draft
19,99
Machinery
1ST-15.5
kW
26480
ShipDesign
VLCC
Builder
Sasebo Heavy Ind., Co., Ltd.
Yard
Sasebo
Yard No
226
Country built
JPN
Keel
27.11.1974
Launch
26.02.1975
Completed
04.07.1975
Subsequent History
1984 KNIGHT - Smit Tak Intnl., B.V.
End
1984
Disposal Data
Hit by Iraqi Exocet missile, 28.30 N / 50.25 E, 8 October 1984 (9 dead) & scrapped at Kaohsiung 31.01.1985.