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OVERSEAS ADVENTURER - IMO 5407681
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Photographer:micky g [ View profile ]
Title:Overseas Adventurer
Location:Stanlow, Manchester Ship Canal, United Kingdom
Photo Category:Tankers Built Before 1970
Added:Dec 3, 2012
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Image Resolution:1,024 x 768
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Overseas Adventurer in manchester ship canal approaching stanlow oil dock.
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Current name:PETROSTAR XVI
Former name(s):
- Overseas Adventurer (Until 1981)
- Cherryleaf (Until 1980)
Vessel Type:Tanker
Gross tonnage:13,721 tons
Summer DWT:20,087 tons
Photos:6 photos by 4 photographers
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Tankers built before 1970 - 6 photos
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Length:170.5m. Beam:22.0m.
7-cyl MAN diesel engine. Service speed:14.5 knots.
Builder: Rheinstahl Nordsee, Emden, Germany.
1963 - "OVERSEAS ADVENTURER" - London and Overseas Bulk Carriers Ltd., London, U.K.
2/1973 - RFA "CHERRYLEAF" - on bare-boat charter to Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
1980 - returned to owners, as above.
1981 - "PETROSTAR XVI" - Petrostar Co. Ltd., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
5/4/1986 - attacked during Tanker War phase of the Iran-Iraq War off Halul Island, en route from Bahrain to Sharjah by Iranian helicopters. Accommodation gutted and four crew killed.
9/4/1986 - declared a Total Constructive Loss at Sharjah.
19/2/1987 - demolition commences at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Sources:https://wikivisually.com/wiki/RFA_Cherryleaf_(A82)
http://www.miramarshipindex.nz
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