Halcyon Breeze

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Introduction

Halcyon Breeze was managed by Court Line for 8 years of her working life whilst she was under charter to the UK Ministry of Defence.

Launched in 1964 she had a service life of 18 years during which she changed hands and name on three occasions before being broken up in 1982.

Basic Data

• Type: Tanker
• Registered owners,managers and operators: Caribbean Tankers Ltd., Nassau, Bahamas - Managers Court Line Ltd.
• Builders: Hitachi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.
• Yard: Innoshima
• Country: Japan
• Yard number: 4009
• Registry: N/K
• Official number: 305968
• Signal letters: N/K
• Call sign: N/K
• Classification society: N/K
• Gross tonnage: 42,343
• Net tonnage: 28,288
• Deadweight: N/K
• Length: 761.46 ft
• Breadth: 117.66 ft
• Depth: 55.78 ft
• Draught: N/K
• Engines: 6 Cylinder 2-S.A. Oil engine
• Engine builders: Hitachi Zosen
• Works: Osa
• Country: Japan
• Power: N/K
• Propulsion: Single screw
• Speed: 15.5 knots
• Capacity: N/K
• Crew: N/K

Career Highlights

• 1964: Launched
• Apr 1964 Completed
• 1967: Chartered to Ministry of Defence, London and converted into a fleet replenishment ship and renamed Derwentdale for the duration of the charter
• 1975: Sold to Arabian Maritime Transport Co. Ltd., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - managers Shipping Management SAM, Monte Carlo, Monaco, and renamed Alnadji
• 9 May 1982 (approx): Arrived for breaking up by Gi Yen Steel Enterprise Co. Ltd, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Service History

No information currently available apart from changes of owners and name.

External resources

1. Miramar Ship Index: [1]
2. Information extracted from Lloyds Registers
3. Norman Middlemiss: Travel of the Tramps - Twenty Tramp Fleets ISBN: 1871128021

Images

Image 1: SN Gallery photo supplied by George.GM

Main contributors

1. Basic research and construction of entry by Benjidog
2. Hstory and basic details by John Powell and Clive Ketley