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Melania (2)
"Melania" was built in Amsterdam in 2 parts, like other VLCC tankers.
( Photo Oopyright Bob Scott )
( Photo collection Kees Helder )
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At Europoort, April 24th 1976.
( Photo Copyright Jens Abbing )
( Photo Copyright Chris Howell )
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Additional Information by Kees Helder ;
Naam
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Name
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MELANIA (2)
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IMO Nr.
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IMO Nr.
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6828569
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Roepnr.
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Callsign
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GYCE
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Bouwjaar
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Build
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Keel laid down : 31/08/1967.
Launched aftship 27/04/1968, foreship 24/08/1968.
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Werf
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Yard
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Nederlandse Dok- & Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, Holland.
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Bouwnr.
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Build. Nr.
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535
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In dienst
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In service
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08/01/1969
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Eigenaar
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Owner
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Shell Tankers UK Londen.
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Vlag
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Flag
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British
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Thuishaven
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Homeport
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London.
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Type
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Type
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Tanker
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Klasse
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Class
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LR
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Sub Type
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Sub Type
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Crude
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Lengte (o.a.)
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Length (overall)
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325.08 mtr.
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Lengte (p.p.)
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Length (p.p.)
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- mtr.
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Breedte
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Beam
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47.22 mtr.
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Holte
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Depth
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24.50 mtr.
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Diepgang
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Draft
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18.99 mtr.
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Tonnage DWT
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DWT
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104.561 ton
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Tonnage GT
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GT
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75.104 ton
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Tonnage NT
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NT
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- ton
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Inhoud
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Cubic
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- m3
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Machine(s)
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Engine(s)
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2 Atlantique Stal Laval Verolme Steamturbines.
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Vermogen
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Output
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28.000 Hp
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Snelheid
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Speed
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15.4 mile
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Verbruik
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Consumption
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- t/h
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Aantal Tanks
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Total Tanks
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8 center, 5 wingtanks, 2 clean ballasttanks.
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Bijzonderheden
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Remarks
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For Shell Tankers 22 M-klasse schips where build.e Melania, Myselle, Marticia (and Danish Dagmar Maersk) where build at NDSM in two parts and later welded together.
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Historie
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History
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Melania (1) (5.824 ton) build in 1914 at Gray Taylor & Co Ltd., Stockton for Shell Tankers UK.
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Status
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Status
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1976 sold to Goulandris, Greece, renamed “Andros Tempo”.
1976 sold to Centurion Maritime, renamed “Atlas Titan”.
Explosion at tanker cleaning Lisboa.
31/05/1990 scrapped at Kaohsiung.
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