BROKEN UP:
“TOVRA” reported as broken up since 12/2023. (Probably in Russia)
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VESSEL DETAILS:
“TOVRA” / Russian flag
TYPE: Tanker (Vegetable)
IMO NO: 7719002
1016 gt / 512 nt / 1260 mdwt
Delivered from Clelands Sb. Co. Ltd., Wallsend / UK (Yard no 342), in 1978.
Name, owner and flag history:
- 29/09/1977 – Keel laid
- 26/04/1978 – Launched
- 21/06/1978 – Completed
- “MILITENCE” from delivery in 1978 until 09/1993
- Owned by Lloyds Leasing Ltd., UK.
- “ALMATY” from 09/1993 until 03/1995
- Owned by Ansat Shipping Inc., Bahamas.
- “DENFIELD” from 03/1995 until 11/1996
- Owned by Yardarm Overseas Ltd., Bahamas.
- “ANNETTE J” from 11/1996 until 04/2005
- Owned by Van Der Kooy Pijnacker B.V., Netherlands.
- “TOVRA” from 04/2005 until breaking in 2023/24
- From 04/2005 – Russian flag.
- From 04/2005 until 2014 – Owned by Northern Shipping Co., Russia. (reg. Archangel)
- From 2014 – Owned by Bunkering Co., Arkhangelsk / Russia. (reg. Archangel)
- From 25/12/2023 – Reported as broken up.
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ARCHIVE PHOTO: (LOW RES PIC)
“ANNETTE J” / reg. Pijnacker NL, passing Hook of Holland in New Waterway, 21 May 2004, on her way from Rotterdam for sea.
@ photo – www.maritime-pics.com
