Name: | GANDARA |
Type: | LPG Tanker |
Launched: | 20/10/1975 |
Completed: | 30/04/1976 |
Builder: | Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd |
Yard: | Hebburn Yard |
Yard Number: | 83 |
Dimensions: | 15611grt, 9205nrt, 17650dwt, 160.5 x 24.0 x 9.8(draft) metres |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SA, B&W type, 7cyl (740 x 1600mm), 14600bhp |
Engines by: | JG Kincaid & Co Ltd, Greenock |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 17.0knots |
Reg Number: | 366075; (IMO: 7343267) |
History: | |
30/04/1976 | Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co Ltd (P&O Bulk Shipping Division), London |
05/1985 | Gandara Ltd (P&O Ship Management Ltd), London |
12/1985 | LNG Carriers Ltd, London |
10/1986 | Jennings Co Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda; renamed HELIKON |
1996 | Varun Shipping Co, Mumbai; renamed MAHARSHI VASISHTH |
2009 | Registered at Funafuti; renamed VASISHTH |
12/06/2009 | Broken up |
Comments: | 12/06/2009: Arrived at Chittagong for breaking up |
16/06/2009: Breaking up commenced |
Above photo as GANDARA is courtesy of David Kirton
Above photo as GANDARA, dated 06/04/1985, is copyright of Michael Green
Above photo as GANDARA, dated 06/04/1985, is copyright of Michael Green
Above photo as GANDARA is copyright of Ray Smith
Above photo as GANDARA is copyright of AirFotos
Above photo as HELIKON is courtesy of Photoship