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Created: 2022-11-28 6:47:16 PM
Last Edited: 2024-12-05 8:56:25 AM

Andromeda (1975/11/15)	Andromeda (1975/11/15)	Andromed (1976/10/11)	Andromed (1976/10/11)
Ocean Coracle (1978/05/21)	Dashaki (1983/10)

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Details/Construction
Builder:	Verolme Shipyard Heusden B.V.	Location:	Heusden, Netherlands	Hull #:	835
Keel Layed:	1972/02/01	Launched:	1972/09/09	Commissioned:	1972/12/19

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 MAN 8-cylinder diesel engine	Output:	11200 bhp (8238 kW) - 15.5 Knots
	Manufacturer:	Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG (MAN) - Augsburg, Germany

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	175.67 m (576.3 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	14334
	Length (lbp):	167.16 m (548.4 ft)	Net Tonnage:	9600
	Beam:	22.84 m (74.9 ft)	Dead Weight:	26614
	Depth:	14.18 m (46.5 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	10.249 m (33.6 ft)
	Change Description:	Data from the 1985-86 Lloyds Register

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Heinsmith Bulk Shipping Schmidt & Company KG	Heinrich Schmidt Reederei	1972/12/19	1976/02
Andromeda Bulkshipping S.A.		1976/02	1976/12
Sea Trades Corporation		1976/12	1980/06
Pangkor Shipping Pte. Ltd.		1980/06	1980/12
Goodwin Investments Ltd.	Narval Shipping Corporation	1980/12	1986/08
Silver Heaven S.A.		1986/08	1987/02
Tempest Shipping		1987/02	1987/05

Fleet

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Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
Andromeda	1976/02
Andromed	1976/12
Ocean Coracle	1980/12
Dashaki	1986/08
Siaki	1986/12
August Star	1987/02
August	1987/05

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
	Flensburg, Germany	DLZF		1972/12/19	1976/02
375982	Singapore, Singapore (Republic of)	S6FZ		1976/02	1980/12
6889	Monrovia, Liberia	ELAL5		1980/12	1986/12
	Limassol, Cyprus			1986/12	1987/05

Description

While enroute from Mina Saqr, United Arab Emirates for Shuaiba, Kuwait with a cargo of bulk cement she was struck by at least 1 Iranian guided missile and damaged beyond repair. She was subsequently withdrawn from service and sold for scrapping in Pakistan.

Disposition
Description/Location	Scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan.
Arrival at Yard	1987/05/20	Beached:	Work Began:
Lost	Struck by an Iranian missile west of the UAE in the Persian Gulf and damaged beyond repair.		Date:	1986/10/05

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