Vessel Details

(at time of build or when purchased by Mobil)

Mobil Valiant

Matco Avon (ex Mobil Valiant)

IMO Number:

6414461

Call Sign:

GUWK

Delivered:

1964

Builder:

Bremer Vulkan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Engine Manufacturer:

Bremer Vulkan

Engine Type:

Steam Turbine

Horsepower:

18,000

Speed:

Cargo Type:

Crude Oil

Length:

266.68 m

Beam:

31.83 m

Draft:

Deadweight:

79,260 tonnes

Gross Tonnage:

42,000 tonnes

Net Tonnage:

Scrapped place:

1994

Scrapping location:

Gadani Beach, Pakistan

Incidents

Additional information (external links)

As 'Mobil Valiant': Auke Visser website
As 'Mobil Valiant launching': Auke Visser website
As 'Matco Avon': Auke Visser website
As 'Matco Avon': Auke Visser website

Name changes

1964: Mobil Valiant (Mobil Tankers Co Ltd)
1972: Mobil Valiant (Mobil Shipping & Transportation Company)
1975: Matco Avon (Mobil Producing North Sea Ltd & partners)
1993: Avon (Gebr Wijsmuller Rederij BV)

Notes