M/S Coral Merchant

Other names
Silja til 1959
Call sign
5LZA
Shipping company
Nationality
Liberia flaggLiberia
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1950
Yard number
71
Month of delivery
Februar

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
739
Net tonnage:
321
Deadweight:
1.100

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
Bhk 680 v/ 285 rpm
Speed:
10.5

Dimensions

Length:
199.3'
Beam:
32.1'
Draft:
12.1'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H.Larsson-Fedde.

    2/1950: Rederi A/S Kragerø (K.Sandaas) Kragerø - SILJA
    /1959: Mansfield Corp. (Monitor Shipping Inc) Monrovia - CORAL MERCHANT
    /1960: Soc.Nav.Norte Grande Ltd (Carlos Pampaloni) Arica, Chile - ARICA
    /1963: Soc.Nav.Norte Grande Ltd., Valparaiso, Chile - GOLFO
    /1963: Maraciabo Shipping Corp., Monrovia - FIREBIRD
    3/1964: Sprang lekk 25/3 og sank i pos. N 12.10' W 64.50',nær Isla de Blanquila på reise Portugalete til Hamilton.

    Maskineri:
    Dieselmotor 2takt enkeltvirkende, 4 cylindere diam. 345x580mm. Maskineri bygget ved Nydquist & Holm A/B, Trollhättan, Sverige.

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 12.1667
    Longitude: -64.8333