Built as an inter-island cargo vessel under yard No 511 by Hashimoto Zoshenko, Kobe, Japan for the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands.
30 November 1978 launched under the name MICRO PALM.
Tonnage 790 gross, 311 net, 551 dwt, dim. 56.39 x 10.11 3.361m (draught), length bpp. 53.35m.
Powered by Two GM Vee-oil 2SA, each 16-cyl. manufactured by General Motors Corp.-Detroit Diesel – Allison Div. USA. 1.400 bhp (1.030 kW), twin screws, speed 11 knots.
Passenger accommodation for 12 passengers.
Can carry 6 TEU’s
Completed 1979.
http://www.equasis.org gives for 2006, in service, owned and managed by the Marshall Island Government, Honolulu. IMO NO 7705336. Under Marshall Island flag.
On Marshall Island 1992 19c sg 488, scott 444 and 1993 19c sg 673, scott 605e