Identification Data
Build: 1932
Classification Register: Lloyd's Register of Shipping (LR)
IMO number: 5239539
Nat. Official Number: 1578 Z GRON 1932
Category: Tanker
Propulsion: Motor Vessel
Type: Tanker, Oil
Type Deck: Trunk deck
Masts: One mast
Material Hull: Steel
Decks: 1

Construction Data
Yard: Scheepswerf 'Gideon' J. Koster Hzn., Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Yard nr.: 138
Launch Date: 1932-07-16
Delivery Date: 1932-09-01

Technical Data
Engine Manufacturer: Humboldt-Deutz Motoren A.G., Cologne (Köln), Germany
Motor Type: Motor, Oil, 4-stroke single-acting
Number of Cylinders: 6
Power: 300
Power Unit: BHP (APK, RPK)
Eng. additional info: Deutz Nr. 266674/79 Type (280x500)
Speed in knots: 9
Number of screws: 1

Gross Tonnage: 325.00 Gross tonnage
Net Tonnage: 126.00 Net tonnage
Deadweight: 419.00 tonnes deadweight (1000 kg)

Length 1: 44.10 Meters Length overall (Loa)
Length 2: 42.03 Meters Length between perpendiculars (Lbp)
Beam: 7.74 Meters Breadth, moulded
Depth: 2.99 Meters Depth, moulded
Draught: 2.90 Meters Draught, maximum

Configuration Changes
Date: 1965-00-00
Type: Shiptype/category changed
Description: Converted to dry cargo ship.

Ship History Data
Date/Name Ship 1932-08-25 MONICA (namesake: Miss Monica Metcalf)
Manager: N.V. Tank Kustvaart, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Owners: N.V. Tank Kustvaart, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Shareholders: Thomas J. Metcalf Sr. and Jr., London
Homeport / Flag: Rotterdam / Netherlands
Callsign: PMGD
Additional info: Call sign 1934: PGBC

Date/Name Ship 1948-10-07 MONICA
Manager: N.V. Verenigde Tankkustvaart, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Owners: N.V. Verenigde Tankkustvaart, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: Rotterdam / Netherlands
Callsign: PGBC

Date/Name Ship 1965-03-16 BAB AL BAHRAIN
Manager: Bahrain Navigation Company, Bahrain, Bahrain
Owners: Bahrain Navigation Company, Bahrain, Bahrain
Homeport / Flag: Bahrain / Bahrain

Ship Events Data
1940-05-00: As from 27th May 1940 most of the time employed as water boat on the Clyde with Gourook as home port, managed by the Dutch government.
1946-04-00: 04-1946 returned to Rotterdam, repaired by N.V. Dok- en Werf Mij. Wilton-Fijenoord, Schiedam, and back to previous owners' service.
1965-03-16: Sold through the intermediary of Supervision Shipping & Trading Co., Rotterdam to Ferdinand Carron, Boom (Belgium), converted to dry cargo ship and resold to Bahrain Navigation Co., Bahrain.