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BALAAR 1948

 

BALARR  1948

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Builder: Broken Hill Pty Ltd.  Whyalla. SA 

Owner: Australian Shipping Board. Sold upon completion to Australian Steamships Pty Ltd( Howard Smith Ltd )

Length: 403’4’’ x 53’2”x 22’7”     Gross Tonnage.   4,053

Coal fired triple expansion engine. 1966 Converted to oil burning. Side port doors fitted

1970 Sold to Cia Nav Pearl SA Panama renamed SUYING

1973 Teh-Hu Cargo Management to over administration of vessel

1974 Sold to Pontos Freighters Ltd., Panama, renamed Pontos Princess

!976 Broken up Madani Beach. Pakistan


Source: SHIPAHOLICSOZ

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