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Product Star (1988/12/25)
  IMO: 7343487  
Details/Construction
Builder:New South Wales Government Engineering & ShipbuildingLocation:Newcastle, New South Wales, AustraliaHull #:92
Keel Layed:1972/10/23Launched:1973/12/14Commissioned:1975/02
Propulsion
As builtType:1 MAN 10V52/55A 10-cylinder diesel enginesOutput:19720 bhp (14505 kW) - 15.0 knots
Manufacturer:Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG (MAN) - Augsburg, Germany
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):172.52 m (566.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:15939
Length (lbp):163.58 m (536.7 ft)Net Tonnage:9722
Beam:25.02 m (82.1 ft)Dead Weight:25383
Depth:12.88 m (42.3 ft)Displacement:
Draft:9.754 m (32.0 ft) 
Change Description:Data from the 1991/92 Lloyds Register
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Howard Smith Industries Pty. Ltd. - Australia1975/021987/01
Amberpoint Company Ltd. - MaltaV. Ships (USA) Inc.1987/011991/01
New Moon Shipping Company Ltd. - Malta1991/011993/01
DJJ Maritrade - St. Vincent1993/011993/09
FleetFromUntil
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Express1987/01
Product Star1991/01
Electro Star1993/01
Astro Star1993/09
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
355477 Melbourne, Australia VJEX 1975/02 1987/01
1664 Valletta, Malta 9HOP2 1987/01 1993/01
3931 Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1993/01 1993/09
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Sitalpur, West Bengal, India by Capital Ship Breakers
Arrival at Yard1993/09/30Beached:Work Began:
LostSuffered career-ending main engine damage while underway near SingaporeDate:1993/03/06

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