Albright Explorer 1968

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Name:	ALBRIGHT EXPLORER
Type:	Chemical Carrier
Launched:	24/07/1968
Completed:	12/1968
Builder:	Vickers Ltd
Yard:	High Walker
Yard Number:	193
Dimensions:	10520dwt, 6870grt, 2996nrt, 391.5 x 56.0 x 38.5ft
Engines:	2 x Oil engines, 4SA, SR Geared, 8cyl (400 x 580mm), 4832bhp
Engines by:	Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz, Koln
Propulsion:	1 x Screw (CP), 1 x bow thruster, 14.5knots
Construction:	Steel
Reg Number:	305465; (IMO: 6821925)

History:
12/1968	Albright & Wilson Ltd (James Fisher & Sons Ltd, manager), Newcastle
1989	Sougerka Maritime, Piraeus; renamed BRIGHT EXPLORER
14/08/1991	Broken up

Comments:	Designed to carry liquid phosphorus in bulk in the fwd part of the ship
	Built with 2 x 1,250ton tanks with heated water jackets to contain the phosphorus
	The aft part of the cargo space comprised 2 x dry cargo holds
	1989: Converted into traditional dry cargo ship
	14/08/1991: Broken up at Alang by Arya Steel