Ro/ro vehicle carrier “Pegasus Ace” in the Bay of Bengal, September 1979
Owner: Pegasus Nav. Co. S.A., Panama
Flag: Panama
Builder: Honda Zosen, Saiki, Japan
Gross tons: 4,951
Deadweight: 7,322
Length overall: 120.3 m
Max. draft: 6.719 m
Engine: 14-cylinder Pielstick diesel, 7,500 b.h.p., by Nippon Kokan K.K., Yokohama
Speed: 16 knots
Completed 1976 as “Blue Pegasus” for Nissei Kaiun K.K., Tokyo
Sold 1977 to Pegasus Nav.
1981: “Oak Mariner”
1984: sold to Sicula Oceanica S.p.A. (SIOSA), Italy, renamed “Adige” (operator Grimaldi-SIOSA Line)
1998: “Vittoriosa” (Maltese flag)
2001: sold for scrapping in India, arrived at Alang on 27th January