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VARANGNES
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: VARANGNES
- Nationality: NORWAY
- Official Number:
- Rig: Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 403.33
- Width: 55.42
- Depth: 21.16
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 5219.00
- Net Tonnage: 2640.00
- Hull Material: Steel
- Hull Number: 00030
Vessel History
- Rebuilds: Converted from ore/oil carrier to tanker, 1971 (5115 gross - 2600 net). Canadian tonnage, 1974 (4695 gross - 2737 registered). March 9, 1985 - minus stern, cabins, and engine and will be used as a oil storage barge.
- History: Owners: (cont.) Sameiet Varangskip II (A/S Sydvaranger and Fearnley & Egers Befragthinngs-Forretning A/S) (A/S Malmfarts, Mgrs.)
As UNGAVA TRANSPORT: Ran aground with 6,200 gallons of gasoline, off St. Zotiqui, P.Q., on October 13, 1981. She was released the next day with help from three tugs; was bound from Clarkson for St. Romuald. No damage reported.
- Disposition: Listed in May 1987 by Lloyds as Tanker Stationary Storage and taken off its list.
Build Information
- Builder: Sarpsborg M/V A/S
- Place Built: Greaker, Norway
- Year Built: 1959
Ownership Changes
| Owner |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| Sameiet Varangskip II (See Memo) |
1959 - 1970 |
NORWAY |
|
| K/S A/S Geir & Co. III (Thomas Fekete & Co., Mgrs.) |
1970 - 1974 |
NORWAY |
|
| Hall Corp. Shipping, Ltd. |
1974 - 1987 |
CANADA |
345867 |
| Provmar Fuels Inc. |
1987 - current |
CANADA |
345867 |
Name Changes
| Name |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| WIBORG, TOMMY |
1971 - 1974 |
NORWAY |
|
| UNGAVA TRANSPORT |
1974 - 1987 |
CANADA |
345867 |
| PROVMAR TERMINAL II |
1987 - current |
CANADA |
345867 |
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