Name: | BUESTEN |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 04/05/1951 |
Completed: | 09/1951 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 1797 |
Dimensions: | 10268grt, 5879nrt, 15260dwt, 514.6 x 65.7 x 29.2ft; (1961: 9936grt) |
Engines: | Oil engine, Doxford type, 2SA, 5cyl (670 x 2320mm) |
Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
09/1951 | Tonsbergs Rederi A/S et al (Rafen & Loennechen), Tonsberg |
1956 | Ayamonte Cia Nav SA, Piraeus; renamed CASSIAN MARINER |
1973 | Yellow Trust Corporation SA, Panama; renamed BULK MARINER |
1978 | Eukta Shipping Corporation, Panama; renamed STELLA STAR |
31/12/1978 | Broken up |
Comments: | 1961: Converted to a bulk carrier |
31/12/1978: Arrived at Gadani Beach for breaking up by Habib Maritime |
Above photo as BUESTEN courtesy of Stan Mayes
Above photo as CASSIAN MARINER is copyright of the City of Vancouver Archives, Walter Frost collection
Above photo as CASSIAN MARINER is copyright of the City of Vancouver Archives, Walter Frost collection