SHIP OF THE MONTH

SUNGRAN
| Built at: |
Uddevallavarvet AB, yard no 144. |
| Owner: |
Skips A/S Selje (Red.Odfjell), Bergen, Norway. |
| Type: | General Cargo | Class: | Det Norske Veritas |
| LOA: | 142,389 M | LPP: | 131,064 M | Beam: | 18,516 M |
| Depth, main deck: |
9,296 M |
Draft, summer: | 9,051 M |
| Main engine: |
6-cyl UV/GV diesel VGS-6, 5.600 shp |
| Aux.engines: |
1 x Pelapone diesel, 40 hp, 3 x MAN G5, 3 x 300 hp |
| Voltage/Output: | 220V=/1 x 25 kW, 3 x 200 kW |
| Keel laid: | Dec. 14th 1954 | Launched: | May 14th 1955 | Delivered: | July 21st 1955 |
| Trial speed: | 16 knots | Tonnages: | 12.620 DWT, 8.587 GRT, 4.985 NRT |
| Swedish Official Registration Number: | - |
CAREER:
1961-09: Sold to Societé Generale de Transports Maritimes,
Marseilles, France. Renamed
MONT CENIS.
1975-01: Sold to Achaios Shipping Co(Kratigos Shipping Co),
Piraeus, Greece. Renamed ACHAIOS.
1979-12: Sold to Marpartur SA, Piraeus. Renamed EVANGELOS M 1.
1981: Arrived at Gadani Beach, Pakistan, Dec. 31st for breaking.
Completions and corrections are most welcome. (We are not perfect, you see!)