Svendborg Maersk
Here is the latest info i have got on her:
Built in 1974 by Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries (I.H.I) of Aioi, Japan (2323) for A.P. Moller. The vessel was the first ever containership built for the Dannish owner. It was originally planned that the vessel enter service on a joint Europe to Asia service with K-Line but the Japanese line pulled out of the agreement. Upon delivery, the vassel was exclusively chartered out and used as a replacement vessel quite often. In 1979, the vessel was renamed SEATRAIN CHARLESTON. A year later she was given the name DRAGOR MAERSK. The vessel was still deployed on the USa to Asia service that called on both coasts of the USA prior to sailing to South-East Asia. In 1985 she became the CHALLENGER and reverted back to DRAGOR MAERSK the same year always on the same service. She became the CHALLENGER once more in 1987. The following Year, she was transferred to the Singapore subsidiary and renamed BRIGIT MAERSK and remained on the USA-to Asia service although it no-longer called the Atlantic coast of the USA. Early in 1992, the vessel was repositionned for a new service as she arrived to Gibraltar’s eastern anchorage on January 1st 1992. She was on a USA-Middle East and Mediteranean service of Maersk and then in 1994 on a service from the USA to India. On this service, calls were made to Halifax, New York, Baltimore, Charleston, Houston to Algeciras in Spain, Jebel Ali via the Suez Canal and then on to Bombay. Towards the end on 1996, the BRIGIT MAERSK was transferred to the Asia to Australia service calling at Melbourne, Brisbane, Botany Bay, Busan, Yokohama, Osaka and Hakata in Japan. In 1999, the vessel was sold to Greek tramp owner Danaos and renamed BRIGIT. As BRIGIT, she was kept on the Asia to Australia run. At the end of 1999, the vessel was renamed MSC HALIFAX and wa repositionned in February on the Europe to Australia service and than in March on the Europe to East Coast of USA service calling at Halifax , its namesake port. She made 10 visits to Halifax before being transferred again in November 2000 to the Europe to Australia service where she ended her career. In January 2002, the vessel was sold for scrap in India, the vessel arrived at Alang on January 29 and work began shortly thereafter.