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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.


Ship technical details (PDF)