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SEAWAY PRINCESS 1976-1985
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BuilderBroken Hill Pty LtdWhere BuiltWhallaDate Built1976Tonnage4189 GRTPropulsionTwin Screw Gas Turbine Owners & Previous Names1976-1985 USSCo
1985 Sold for demolition at Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Additional NotesSister ship to SEAWAY PRINCE and completed a few months later. The decision to power both ships with gas turbines engines was a bold move and the great increase in fuel prices after they entered service made them completely un-economical. They were laid up in 1983 and never worked again.
Where BuiltWhallaDate Built1976Tonnage4189 GRTPropulsionTwin Screw Gas Turbine Owners & Previous Names1976-1985 USSCo 1985 Sold for demolition at Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Additional NotesSister ship to SEAWAY PRINCE and completed a few months later. The decision to power both ships with gas turbines engines was a bold move and the great increase in fuel prices after they entered service made them completely un-economical. They were laid up in 1983 and never worked again. Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (2nd Sep 2022). SEAWAY PRINCESS 1976-1985. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 5th Jun 2023 08:20, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/883