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RANGER (1972)
Service dates: 1985-1987
Official number: 228231
Shipping lines: P&O BULK SHIPPING DIVISION
Ship type:
Ore/Oil Carrier.
Career
- 07.04.1972
- Launched.
- 05.1972
- Delivered as Ariadne for Ake Ehogberg P/R, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- 1976
- Sold to Utah Transportation Inc, Monrovia, and renamed Lake Berryessa.
- 1979
- Don Henderson wrote the song ‘The Lake Berryessa’ following a protest by the Seamen’s Union of Australia about the low and delayed pay of the Spanish crew.
- 1982
- Renamed Coal Transporter.
- 1984
- Sold to Marcon Corp, Monrovia, and renamed Transporter.
- 13.06.1985
- Sold to Panther Shipping Corporation (Inter Marine Inc, managers), Manila, Philippines, and renamed Ranger.
- 02.1986
- Sold to Joscar Shipping Co Inc (P&O Ship Management Ltd), Manila, without a change of name.
- 12.1987
- Sold to K/S Finance Invest VI A/S (Norman International Shipping, managers) and renamed Norman Siboss.
- 05.1989
- Sold to K/S Combi Sabrina (Brovig Ship Management A/S), Farsund, and renamed Combi Sabrina.
- 02.1991
- Sold to Lone Eagle and renamed Alpha Star.
- 12.04.1994
- Broken up at Alang, India.