M/V Star Alderbaran

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M/V Star Aldebaran

Built at Ekensbergs Varv in Stockholm as new construction, hull number 228. as Kensington for Harrisson Group in Glasgow 1961. She was purchased 1963 and registered in Panama at Compania Naviera de Paloma. Resold in December 1968 to Pinelopi Shipping Co, Liberia and renamed to Pinelopi. In December 1986 resold to India and renamed to Jivar and registered in Honduras. Sold for scrapping, she arrived at Steel Industrials Kerala, Beypore, India 29 March 1987 for dismantling.The scrapping commenced 24 August 1987.
Star Aldebaran was equipped with one 7 - cylinder 2 - stroke single-acting Burmeister & Wain delivering 6300 h.p.
 
Length Over All  147.8 m
Beam  18.7 m
Depth  9.1 m
Gross Tonnage 6299
Net. Registered Tonnage 3318
Deadweight Tonnage 10790
Speed 16 knots