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Valetta

Ditlev-Simonsen's 'Valetta' bought on TradeMe recently. Would she be the 1972 ship?

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IMO 6812572.
Build in 1968 by Øresundsvarvet Landskrona Sweden as " Valetta " for Ditlev Simonsen Oslo Norway.

Tonnage : grt / nrt / tdw - 17.002 / ---- / 27.050.
Main Engine : Gøtaverken.

1981 Sold and renamed " Ocean Leo ".
1989 Sold and renamed " Santaway ".
1994 BU China.
 

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Thanks Bno--all I knew about her was that she carried phosphate to NZ in the 1970's.
Cheers,
Brent
 

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Brent, I think she was built especially for the BPC charter for phosphate from nauru island to NZ, i seem to remember she had special tank configuration for carrying extra freshwater northbound in ballast condition, for use by the islanders.
A regular visitor to NZ with a popular norwegian crew.
Saintfield
 

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