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Name | SS Gastrana |
Owner | Gaz de France |
Port of registry | London, UK |
Ordered | 1972 |
Builder | CNIM-La Syne, France |
Launched | 5 October 1973 |
In service | 1975 |
Out of service | 1986 |
Homeport | London |
Fate | Sold to Brunei in December 1986. |
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Name | SS Belais |
Owner |
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Operator | STASCo |
Port of registry | Muara, Brunei |
Acquired | 1986 |
In service | 1986 |
Out of service | 2011 |
Homeport | Brunei |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped in April 2011 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type |
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Displacement | 51,579 tons |
Length | 260 m (853 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 35 m (114 ft 10 in) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x lifeboats |
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