MV Cape Grenville
Geared Bulk Carrier
Official Number: 357494
Call Sign: GRHP
Tonnages: 14,651 gross 10,051 net 23,710 deadweight.
Main Dimensions: 534.3 x 75.2 x 34.2 feet.
Cargo Handling: Fitted with four electric hydraulic deck cranes of 16 tons SWL suitable for grab handling.
Engine: Two Stork Werkspoor Diesel 12 TM 410 Medium Speed Engines. 12,000 bhp, 15 knots.
1972: Completed by Haugesund Mekaniske Verksted, Haugesund (Yard No. 45) for Cape York Shipping Co.
(Lyle Shipping Co. Ltd., Glasgow.) Scottish Ship Management Ltd., Glasgow, managers.
Maiden Voyage: Haugesund to Galveston, Texas, loaded grain for Japan.
1984: Managers became Lyle Ship Management Ltd., Glasgow. Registry transferred to Bermuda.
1984: Sold Ocean Shelf Trading Inc., Panama flag, renamed CAPE GWADAR. Total constructive loss after being
attacked in the Persian Gulf, Iran-Iraq conflict.
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