M/T WORLD SPLENDOUR

Built 1957 by Kockums Mek. Verks. A/B, Malmö # 421 for Merchant Tanker Corp., Monrovia [Stavros S. Niarchos]
GRT 25583

1957 Exploded and burned 20 Aug 1957 in 36.02N-04.49W, voy. Fawley - Mena al Ahmadi, in ballast, sank next day in abt. 36.13N-04.28W

This photo is taken in Copenhgen June 1957. As the vessel arrived i.o.t. be bottompainted before the delivery to owners as the builders were unable to dock the vessel they sailed it over to Copehahagen to do so in B&W’s new drydock. Luckiely the vessel arrived in the lunch pause so one was able attend at the right moment.
Sadly!! around 2 months later the vessel was historiy

Infomation concerning vessel's history are thanks to Wm.A. Schell