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Created: 2021-11-11 10:37:07 PM
Last Edited: 2023-01-18 4:26:54 PM




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Marathonian (1973/09/30)		 Thumbnail Image for Sylvia L. Ossa oncontextmenu=
Sylvia L. Ossa (1974/10/04)
  IMO: 5220758  
Details/Construction
Builder:KaiserLocation:Swan Island, MaineHull #:5
Design:T2-SE-A1
Keel Layed:Launched:1943/01/30Commissioned:1943/04
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Steam turbineOutput:15 Knots
Manufacturer:
  
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):159.6 m (523.6 ft)Gross Tonnage:10448
Length (lbp):153.3 m (503.0 ft)Net Tonnage:
Beam:20.7 m (67.9 ft)Dead Weight:16613
Depth:Displacement:
Draft: 
Year: 1962Length (oa):183.7 m (602.7 ft)Gross Tonnage:15030
Length (lbp):177.0 m (580.7 ft)Net Tonnage:
Beam:22.9 m (75.1 ft)Dead Weight:25073
Depth:Displacement:
Draft: 
Change Description:Converted to a bulk carrier.
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
United States Government1943/041948
Southern Steamships Pty. Ltd.19481951
Valiente Cia Naviera S.A.19511954
Kyanos Steamship Corporation19541959
Southern Steamships Pty. Ltd.19591960
Europa Shipping Company19601974
Omnium Transportation Company19741975
Omnium Leader Corporation19751976
FleetFromUntil
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Egg Harbor1948
President Brand1951
Valiente1954
Kyanos1959
President Reitz1960
Marathon1967
Marathonian1974
Sylvia L. Ossa
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 242944 Portland, Oregon, United States 1943/04 1948
179896 Cape Town, South Africa 1948 1951
164 Monrovia, Liberia 1951 1959
179896 Cape Town, South Africa 1959 1960
1758 Piraeus, Greece 1960 1967
2734 Monrovia, Liberia 1967 1974
Panama, Panama 1974 1976
Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
LostWent missing during a voyage between Rio de Jeneiro, Brazil and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, loaded with ore.Date:1976/10/12

Comments

Nov 12, 2021
3:42 PM		missing - last reported 12.10.76 hove to in 32.00N/68.15W [Rio de Janeiro-Philadelphia, ore] Source: Miramar Ship Index
Posted by: René Beauchamp