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Created: 2019-02-13 8:50:13 PM
Last Edited: 2026-02-03 10:46:08 PM




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Samos Sun (1976/11)
  IMO: 5202536  
Details/Construction
Builder:Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads ABLocation:Gothenburg, SwedenHull #:535
Keel Layed:Launched:1961/05/18Commissioned:1961/09
Propulsion
As builtType:1 B&W 8-cylinder diesel engineOutput:10000 bhp (7356 kW) - 18.5 knots
Manufacturer:Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads A/B - Goteborg, Sweden
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):149.05 m (489.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:6651
Length (lbp):137.62 m (451.5 ft)Net Tonnage:2645
Beam:18.98 m (62.3 ft)Dead Weight:8397
Depth:12.12 m (39.8 ft)Displacement:
Draft:8.541 m (28.0 ft) 
Change Description:Data from the 1983/84 Lloyds Register
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Angfartygs A/B Tirfing - Sweden1961/011966/01
A/B Svenska Orient Linien - Sweden1966/011975/01
Fontana Shipping Inc. - Greece1975/011983/07
FleetFromUntil
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Lake Eyre1975/01
Samos Sun1983/07
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
10197 Gothenburg, Sweden SFYE 1961/09 1975/01
2267 Piraeus, Greece SZXA 1975/01 1983/07
Description
Suffered a fire aboard at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on 4 July 1983. She was subsequently beached approximately 2 nautical miles off shore and it is presumed she was broken up for scrap in location..
Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
LostSuffered a fire aboard at Port-of-Spain, TrinidadDate:1983/07/04

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