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MAIN EXPRESS (1978)
Service dates: 1980-1990
Official number: 381494
Shipping lines: OVERSEAS CONTAINERS LTD.; AUSTRALIA JAPAN CONTAINER LINE; P&O CONTAINERS
Ship type:
Container Ship.
Career
- 28.03.1978
- Launched as Marejet for Marejet Bereederungs GmbH, Singapore.
- 10.08.1978
- Delivered as Seatrain Valley Forge.
- 13.10.1980
- Sold to Australia Japan Container Line Ltd (P&O Strath Services, managers), registered at Hong Kong and renamed Strathconon.
- 01.1981
- Lengthened to 178.42m loa. Tonnages 15,598 grt, 7,572 nrt, 21,207 tonnes deadweight. Capacity 1,266 teu.
- 03.1981
- Lengthening completed.
- 22.12.1982
- Ownership transferred to Overseas Containers Ltd (OCL Fleetmanagement, mangers).
- 09.1984
- Ownership transferred to Australia Japan Container Line Ltd (Overseas Containers Ltd, managers).
- 11.1984
- Re-measured. Now 15,760 gt.
- 1985
- Chartered out and renamed Main Express.
- 09.1985
- Re-measured. Now 15,598 gt.
- 28.05.1986
- The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company Ltd acquired full control of Overseas Containers Ltd.
- 01.01.1978
- Owners restyled P&O Containers Ltd.
- 05.02.1989
- Time chartered to Scandutch and renamed Scandutch Hondo.
- 24.07.1989
- Subchartered by Scandutch to Contship and renamed Contship Spain.
- 12.03.1990
- Renamed Strathconon.
- 25.07.1990
- Sold by Australia Japan Container Line to Golden Island Shipping Co Ltd, Hong Kong, and renamed Peace River.
- 15.05.1999
- Broken up at Alang, India.