Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Humber Arm (2)

1976

7587

7420182

Schichau Shipyard

Bremerhaven

Blom & Voss

Bremerhaven

Motor 12 Cyl

Pielstic

7800

1

Humber Arm (2)

LCMJ

Career Summary

1975 Keel laid in September.

1976 Built as M/V HUMBER ARM at Schichau-Unterweser Aktiengesellschaft, Bremerhaven, West Germany for Skibs-A/S Storli (A/S Rederiet Odfjell), Bergen. Launched 07/01, completed 10/04.

1976 Lengthened with 18,4’ by Schiffbau-Ges. Unterweser, Bremerhaven. New tonnasje: 7.173 tdw, 3.847 grt, 2.585 nrt. New dim.: L: 444,9’-B: 60,8’-D: 22,3’.

1979 Sold 22/03 to Larina Shipping Inc. & Fram Newsprint Carriers Inc. (Sig. Bergesen d.y. & Co., Oslo), Monrovia, Liberia.

1988 Sold 28/06 to Beta Shipping Inc., Monrovia.

1991 Bylock & Nordsjöfrakt A/B, Göteborg, Sweden/Monrovia became managers.

1993 Managers company renamed B & N Shipmanagement A/B, Göteborg/Monrovia.

1994 Sold to B & N Gorthon Lines A/B (B & N Sea Partner A/B), Helsingborg, Sweden.

1997 Sold to Gorthon Lines A/B (Sea Partner A/B), Helsingborg.

1998 Sold to B & N Gorthon International Shipping Ltd (Sea Partner A/S), Hamilton, Bermuda.

1999 Sold to Gorthon International Shipping Ltd. (Sea Pioneer Shipping Corp.), Hamilton.

2001 Gorthon Fleet Services A/B, Hamilton became managers.

2004 Engine breakdown in May whilst on a voyage from Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada to Civitavecchia, Italy. Towed 16/05 to Setubal, Portugal. Condemned after survey.

Sold in June to Paspaudou Co. Ltd (Diso Shipping S.A.), Hamilton.

Renamed UMBER ARM for transport.

Arrived 12/07 in tow at Aliaga, Turkey for demolition.

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