Name: | BINTA |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 08/12/1927 |
Completed: | 04/1928 |
Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
Yard: | High Walker |
Yard Number: | 1032 |
Dimensions: | 5873grt, 3421nrt, 396.4 x 55.0 x 32.3ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, 6cyl (600 x 1200mm), 580nhp |
Engines by: | Atlas Diesel Co, Stockholm |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
04/1928 | A/S Binta (Per Gjerding), Bergen |
1940 | Petroleos Mexicanos SA, Coatzacoalcos; renamed CERRO-AZUL |
11/1955 | Broken up |
Comments: | Engine installed by the shipbuilder's Marine Engine Department |
19/09/1955: Wrecked on the North Jetty at Tampico during a hurricane | |
02/11/1955: Refloated and then broken up locally |
Above photo as BINTA is copyright of Hansen & Pedersen
Above photo as BINTA is copyright of Hansen & Pedersen
Newcastle Journal, Friday, 09/12/1927