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TOLAGA BAY (1977)
Service dates: 1977-2006
Official number: 378378
Shipping lines: OVERSEAS CONTAINERS LTD.; P&O NEDLLOYD LTD.; P&O CONTAINERS
Ship type:
Container Ship.
Career
- 07.04.1977
- Launched.
- 31.10.1997
- Delivered as Table Bay for Overseas Containers Ltd (Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd, managers).
- 1979
- Renamed Barcelona.
- 16.06.1981
- Renamed Table Bay.
- 12.1981
- Management transferred from Cayzer, Irvine & Co Ltd to Overseas Containers Ltd.
- 03.11.1982
- Renamed Tolaga Bay.
- 28.05.1986
- The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company acquired full control of Overseas Containers Ltd.
- 01.01.1987
- Overseas Containers Ltd renamed P&O Containers Ltd.
- 28.02.1991
- Renamed Table Bay.
- 18.03.1991
- Sold by P&O Containers Ltd to Natwest Specialist Finance Ltd and then leased back.
- 12.1991
- Capacity amended to 2,984 teu (981 refrigerated).
- 09.1993
- Horsepower corrected to 51,360 bhp.
- 18.05.1996
- Now on Europe/Australia and New Zealand service.
- 17.08.1996
- Renamed City of Cape Town. Reverted to Europe/South Africa service.
- 31.12.1996
- P&O Containers Ltd renamed P&O Nedlloyd Ltd and reduced to P&O associate by establishment of P&O Nedlloyd Container Lines Ltd.
- 25.08.1998
- Ownership transferred from Natwest Specialist Finance to Nat West Leasing (GB) Ltd.
- 2004
- Ship transferred to Royal P&O Nedlloyd (P&O interest 25%).
- 2005
- Renamed P&O Nedlloyd Ningbo when she entered the China/Persian Gulf service. Management transferred to Blue Star Ship Management BV, Rotterdam.
- 06.2005
- The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation company sold their 25% interest to A P Moller Maersk and therefore the vessel was no longer in Group service.
- 2005
- Renamed Nedlloyd Muscat.
- 2006
- Ownership transferred to Arafura Shipping Ltd.
- 27.09.2006
- Broken up at Jiangyin, China.