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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