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EREDINE

Post by shipstamps » Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:15 pm


The Omani Post Office issued a set of stamps in 2007 to commemorate “40 Years of Exporting Omani Crude.
The ship depict on it is identified by Mr. Peter Crichton with the help of Mr. Gregory Greenwell, Head of Corporate Communications Petroleum Development Oman as the crude oil tanker EREDINE.
Also did he send Mr Crichton a photo after which the stamp was designed.

Built as a tanker under yard No 2442 by Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Ind. Co. Ltd., Chita, Japan (an other source give Chiba) for Iweme Shipping Inc., Liberia.
31 July 1975 launched as the HAZEL PROSPERITY.
Tonnage 132.724 grt, 99.887 net, 273.941 dwt., dim. 337.02 x 54.51 x 21.035m. (draught)
Powered by one B&W oil engine, 27.385 hp, speed 13.5 knots.
1976 Completed.

1977 Sold to Starling Marine Corp., Liberia, not renamed.
1978 Sold to Sanko Kisen K.K., Japan, renamed TENKO MARU.
1986 Sold to Salute Marine S.A., Panama, renamed FORTUNE.
The same year renamed by owners as T.S. FORTUNE.
1989 Sold to Probo One Ltd. et al, Hong Kong, renamed EREDINE.
1990 Sold to Swire Shipping (Eredine) Ltd., Hong Kong.
1996 Sold to Pyxis Transport Ltd., Bahamas, renamed ORIENT MASTER
2002 Transferred to Pyxis Transport Ltd. (Titan Ocean Pte. Ltd), Hong Kong renamed ASIAN TIGER.
2004 Sold to Bangladesh breakers for $415 per ldt., she was boarded off Chittagong 26 April 2004.




Source: Register of Merchant ships completed in 1976. Marine news 2004.

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