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NAESS SPIRIT (1960)

Service dates: 1973

Official number: 2233

Shipping lines: ANGLO NORDIC SHIPPING

Ship type:


Tanker.


Career

20.10.1959
Keel laid.
12.04.1960
Launched.
05.08.1960
Delivered as Naess Spirit for Norcape Shipping Co (Bermuda) Ltd (Denholm & Co, London, managers).
1965
Ownership transferred to Norcape (Liberia) Ltd.
05.07.1973
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company acquired an interest in Zapata Naess Shipping Company Ltd (renamed Anglo Nordic Shipping Ltd).
03.1973
Suffered a fire in her engineroom off Breast which caused substantial damage in position 48°11’N-06°00’W on a passage from Amsterdam.
1973
Sold to Libmar One Inc, Liberia, and renamed Burmah Coral.
02.1975/06.1977
Laid up at Pylos.
1977
Sold to Dover Navigation Co, Liberia, and renamed Coral I. She was immediately resold to Taiwan shipbreakers.
06.11.1977
Broken up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.


Ship technical details (PDF)