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BRITISH NORNESS (1973)

Service dates: 1973-1991

Official number: 360834

Shipping lines: ANGLO NORDIC SHIPPING; P&O BULK SHIPPING LTD.

Ship type:


Tanker.


Career

15.06.1973
Launched.
09.1973
Delivered as British Norness for Norcape Shipping Co (Bermuda) Ltd.
1975
BP Tankers Co Ltd appointed managers.
1976
Management transferred to BP Tanker Co.
1981
Management transferred to BP Shipping Ltd.
31.08.1982
Sold to Lombard Finance Ltd (BP Shipping Ltd, managers).
1987
Registry transferred to Gibraltar.
10.1988
Chartered to K/S Happy Norway and renamed Happy Norness. Operation overseen by P&O Bulk Shipping Ltd
18.11.1988
Sold to Globtik Tankers London Ltd.
1990
Sold to K/S Happy Norness (Norman International A/S, Storgaten). Registry remained at Gibraltar.
16.07.1991
Renamed Thorness.
16.12.1991
Sold to K/S Thorness (A/S Thor Dahl Shipping, managers) Oslo.
1993
Sold to Symi Shipping Co (associated with Andros Maritime Agencies Ltd) Piraeus and renamed Symi.
2000
Sold to Indian shipbreakers.
23.02.2000
Arrived at Alang for breaking up.


Ship technical details (PDF)