Name: | SWAZI COAST |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 1963 |
Completed: | 01/12/1963 |
Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
Yard: | Willington Quay |
Yard Number: | 269 |
Dimensions: | 866grt, 387nrt, 173.7 x 36.9 x 10.5ft |
Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, 2SA, 6cyl (250 x 420mm), 960bhp |
Engines by: | British Polar Engines Ltd, Glasgow |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 350337 |
History: | |
12/1963 | Thesen’s Steamship Co Ltd, Cape Town |
1967 | Renamed SWAZI |
1982 | Warren Marine Pty Ltd, Cape Town; renamed CALYPSO |
1984 | Calypso Panama SA, Panama; renamed CALYPSO I |
1988 | Zoumis Brothers, Valletta; renamed JASON CAPE |
1997 | Blue Bell Maritime SA, Panama; renamed CHELSEA JEAN |
2004 | Renamed SPRING 3 |
2007 | New Horizon Trading Ltd, Chisinau, Moldovia; renamed SPRINT |
Comments: | 1971: Converted to part tanker, 986gt, 1239dwt |
1984: Converted to dredger, 917gt | |
10/2013: Still in service |
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