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Castor (1972/05)
  IMO: 5044544  
Details/Construction
Builder:Weser Ship Building Company (AG Weser)Location:Bremen, GermanyHull #:1279
Keel Layed:Launched:1953/01/14Commissioned:1953/04
Propulsion
As builtType:2 8-cylinder diesel enginesOutput:13.0 Knots
Manufacturer:Krupp MAK Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG - Kiel, Germany
Year: 1957Type:2 MaK 8-cylinder diesel enginesOutput:2560 bhp (1910 kW) - 13.0 knots
Manufacturer:Krupp MAK Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG - Kiel, Germany
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):105.0 m (344.5 ft)Gross Tonnage:2536
Length (lbp):96.1 m (315.42 ft)Net Tonnage:1251
Beam:15.0 m (49.2 ft)Dead Weight:4537
Depth:9.0 m (29.5 ft)Displacement:
Draft:6.2 m (20.33 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Partenreederei m.s. "Billetal" - GermanyJ.A. Reinecke1953/041966
Merex A.G. Zweigniederlassung Beuel - Germany19661968
Gebruder Schmidt & Co. K.G. - Germany19681975
Avraship Corporation S.A. - GreeceSmelship Corporation S.A.19751980/04
FleetFromUntil
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Billetal1968
Castor1975
Violetta1980/04
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
Hamburg, Germany DIER 1953/04 1968
Flensburg, Germany DIER 1968 1975
5685 Piraeus, Greece 1975 1980/04
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan by Ilyas Investment Inc.
Arrival at Yard1980/04/30Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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