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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.