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Created: 2019-03-22 9:20:02 PM
Last Edited: 2026-03-02 10:48:05 PM

Metro Star (1984/05/31)

Metro Star (1984/08/18)

Metro Star (1985/11/21)

IMO:

6407523

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 Polar MN16S 6-cylinder diesel engine	Output:	1230 bhp (905 kW) - 11.0 knots
	Manufacturer:	British Polar Engines Ltd. - Glasgow, Scotland

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	65.5 m (214.82 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	1182
	Length (lbp):	61.6 m (202.0 ft)	Net Tonnage:	530
	Beam:	11.4 m (37.25 ft)	Dead Weight:	1487
	Depth:	4.7 m (15.5 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	4.3 m (14.0 ft)
Year: 1982	Length (oa):	83.67 m (274.5 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	1658
	Length (lbp):	79.79 m (261.8 ft)	Net Tonnage:	1026
	Beam:	11.36 m (37.3 ft)	Dead Weight:	1511
	Depth:	5.80 m (19.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	5.28 m (17.3 ft)
	Change Description:	Rebuilt with a new, longer, deeper cargo section in 1982

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Shell Mex & BP Ltd. - England		1964/04	1975/01
Shell (U.K.) Ltd. - England		1975/01	1981/01
Laurentide Financial Corporation Ltd. - Canada	Shediac Tanker Corporation - Canada	1981/01	1987/01
Coastal Shipping Ltd. - Canada	Woodward Oil - Canada	1987/01	1992/01
Specialize Shipping & Chartering Inc. - Panama		1992/01	1995/01

Fleet	From	Until
Shediac Bulk Shipping (Metro Oil) Ltd. - Canada	1981/01	1987/01
Woodward Group - Newfoundland, Canada	1987/01	1992/01

Name History

Registration History

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
UK 305976	London, England	GMUJ		1964/04	1981/01
Can 305976	Sarnia, Ontario, Canada	VY3362		1981/01	1987/01
Can 305976	St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada	VY3362		1987/01	1992/01
21408-pext	Panama City, Panama	3ELD9		1992/01	1995/01
	Lagos, Nigeria			1995/01	2010

Disposition
Description/Location	Presumed scrapped prior to September 2010 - No additional information is known..
Arrival at Yard		Beached:	Work Began:
Lost			Date: