HANJIN KEELUNG or HANJIN KOBE

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As given by Watercraft Philately the ship depicts on this stamp is HANJIN KEELUNG or HANJIN KOBE, it are sisterships and are chartered and sailing now (2011) for the Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC) in their liner service world wide.

Built as a container vessel under yard No 4014 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy Machinery Ltd., Okpo, South Korea for Rosalto Maritime Co. Ltd. South Korea.
17 May 1986 launched as the HANJIN KEELUNG.
Tonnage 35,598 grt, 14,811, 43,270 dwt. Dim. 241.1 x 32.2 x 19m., length bpp. 224m, draught 11.72m.
Powered by a Sulzer 7-cyl diesel engine, manufactured by Korea Engineering Co. Ltd, Milyang, Korea, 30,496 hp., one shaft, speed 23 knots.
Bunker capacity 3,753 cubic meter.
1 Hold with 13 cargo hatchways.
2,662 TEU’s included 143 reefer plugs.
September 1986 completed.

2001 Renamed in KEELUNG.
2002 Renamed MSC LONDON.
2011 In service as given by http://www.equasis.org. Owned by Wilmington Shipping Corporation, Athens, Greece, managed by Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement, Athens., under Liberian flag. IMO No. 8502884.

11 December 2012 arrived at Alang under the name DON, was beached 16 December 2012 and scrapped by Triven Shipbreakers.

The HANJIN KOBE is built under yard No 4013 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy Machinery Ltd. Okpo, South Korea for Rosalto Maritime Co. Ltd, South Korea.
17 May 1986 launched as HANJIN KOBE.
Details the same as HANJIN KEELUNG.
09 September 1986 delivered.

2002 Renamed in KOBE.
The same year renamed in MSC BRASILIA.
2011 In service as given by http://www.equasis.org Owned by Hedgestone Shipping Co. Ltd., Athens.
Managed by Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement, Athens. IMO No. 8502872. Panama registry.

11 January 2013 beached under the name BRASIL at Alang and was scrapped by R.L.Kalthia Ship Breaking.

Malagasy 1994 3000fr, sg?, scott1254.


Source: Marine News. Bureau Veritas.