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!)