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Metro Star (1984/05/31)
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Metro Star (1984/08/18)
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Metro Star (1985/11/21)
  IMO: 6407523  
Details/Construction
Builder:Henry Robb ShipyardLocation:Leith, ScotlandHull #:486
Keel Layed:1963/08/12Launched:1964/02/14Commissioned:1964/04/24
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Polar MN16S 6-cylinder diesel engineOutput:1230 bhp (905 kW) - 11.0 knots
Manufacturer:British Polar Engines Ltd. - Glasgow, Scotland
  
Dimensions
As builtLength (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: 1982Length (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 HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Shell Mex & BP Ltd. - England1964/041975/01
Shell (U.K.) Ltd. - England1975/011981/01
Laurentide Financial Corporation Ltd. - CanadaShediac Tanker Corporation - Canada1981/011987/01
Coastal Shipping Ltd. - CanadaWoodward Oil - Canada1987/011992/01
Specialize Shipping & Chartering Inc. - Panama1992/011995/01
FleetFromUntil
Shediac Bulk Shipping (Metro Oil) Ltd. - Canada1981/011987/01
Woodward Group - Newfoundland, Canada1987/011992/01
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Hamble1979/01
Shell Refiner1981/01
Metro Star1987/01
Erin T.1992/01
Marine Supplier2010
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
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/LocationPresumed scrapped prior to September 2010 - No additional information is known..
Arrival at YardBeached:Work Began:
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