Vessel Details

(at time of build or when purchased by Mobil)

Mobil Pegasus

IMO Number:

6922353

Call Sign:

GZYH

Delivered:

1969

Builder:

Sasebo Heavy Industries

Engine Manufacturer:

General Electric

Engine Type:

Steam Turbine

Horsepower:

Speed:

Cargo Type:

Crude Oil

Length:

326.0 m

Beam:

48.2 m

Draft:

Deadweight:

211,666 tonnes

Gross Tonnage:

112,660 tonnes

Net Tonnage:

Scrapped place:

1979

Scrapping location:

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Incidents

22nd May 1973: The vessel suffered a severe explosion whilst in ballast, proceeding down the West African coast. She was abandoned but later reboarded when the fire had subsided. She proceeded under her own power towards Dakar, Senegal, to effect temporary repairs, escorted by the tug SEEFALCKE. She then went on to Lisnave, Portugal, where permanent repairs were carried out. During repairs in Lisnave a total of 6112 tons of steel were renewed. This was the fourth largest steel repair ever carried out at that time.

Additional information (external links)

As 'Mobil Pegasus': Auke Visser website

As 'Tank explosion': Auke Visser website

Name changes

1969: Mobil Pegasus (Mobil Shipping Company Limited)

Notes

Mobil Pegasus was not the luckiest of vessels.. Whilst in In Lisnave 200 metres of the dock wall collapsed onto the ship due to erosion in the drydock foundations. At the time of sailing from Lisnave, the tail shaft seized in the stem tube bearings and the vessel had to be towed back to the yard for further repairs. She resumed trading and in 1975 suffered major damage to the high pressure turbine when the seventh stage failed at full power. The high pressure rotor and most of the high pressure diaphragms had to be renewed and the entire steam system had to be chemically cleaned due to lube oil contamination caused by the turbine failure. These repairs were carried out in Marseilles, France. She was eventually laid up at Labuan, Indonesia, from January 1978 to April 1979 and then delivered to breakers.