Built in 1961 at Nipponkai Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd., Japan. Grt/Net/Dwt : 5.426/3.013/8.174 L/B/D : 124,4/16,6/7,8 m. Engine: Diesel, made by Tamashima Uraga Sulzer. Speed : 14 knots, single screw. Broken up at Alang 17.9.95.
Ship spotters from the Continent, UK and Mediterranean, will remember this regular visitor of their ports from 1960s to 1990s. In 6 to 8 week trips, Augusta (for bunkering) Genoa, Marseille, Lisbon, Leixoes, Le Havre, Antwerp, Bremen, Hamburg, London, Liverpool were among the usual ports of call.
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