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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
AMETHYST |
300208 |
GBR |
5014769 |
Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1958 |
06/05/1958 |
14/07/1958 |
Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Coaster General Cargo
| Steel Motor Vessel |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon |
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502 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
1547 grt / 856 nrt / 2319 dwt |
258.0 ft |
39.5 ft |
17.1 ft |
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Engine builder |
Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz A.G., Koln-Deutz |
Engine detail |
M 6cyl, 1400bhp, 1 screw |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Gem Line Ltd. - William Robertson & Co. Ltd., Glasgow |
Glasgow |
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Other names |
1980 FAITH - 1984 TASOS - 2000 SILVER STAR II |
Subsequent owner and registration history |
04/1972 William Robertson Shipowners Ltd., Glasgow 1978 Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd., London 03/1980 Surburan Shipping Co. S.A., Panama 1984 Mariteco Navigation Co. Ltd., Panama later Honduras flag 1987 Jupiter Shipping Co. S.A., Panama, Honduras flag 1998 Astra Shipping Co., Bahamas 2000 Swan Navigation S.A., Majuro, Marshall Islands 2000 Gulf Development Marine, Abu Dhabi - Honduras flag |
Vessel history |
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Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
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In Service |
Disposal Detail |
Still in service in 2015 |
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Amethyst
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Amethyst
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Amethyst
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Smelt works in Norway
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Clydemaritime photo
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