MS Olga Mærsk was a cargo ship belonging to the fleet of Danish shipping company A.P. Møller Mærsk. She was launched on 18 December 1948 and completed in July 1949.[1][2][4]
![]() Olga Maersk as she left the shipyard in 1949
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History | |
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Denmark | |
Name | Olga Maersk |
Port of registry | Copenhagen, ![]() |
Builder | Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense[1] |
Yard number | 109[2] |
Launched | 18 December 1948[2] |
Completed | July 1949 |
Identification |
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Fate | Acquired by Mermaid Marine Co, 1968[2] |
Name | Valentine |
Operator | Mermaid Marine Co[2] |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Acquired | 1968 |
Fate | Acquired by Liberty SS Co Ltd, 1974[2] |
Name | North Sea |
Operator | Liberty SS Co Ltd |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Acquired | 1974 |
Fate | Acquired by Man Ming Maritime Ltd, 1975 |
Name | Man Ming |
Operator | Man Ming Maritime Ltd[2] |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Acquired | 1975 |
Fate | Broken up in Kaohsiung, Taiwan by Gi Yuen Steel Enterprise Co Ltd, 1979[2] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 453.2 ft (138.1 m)[1] |
Beam | 62.1 ft (18.9 m)[1] |
Depth | 28.4 ft (8.7 m)[1] |
In the following year, she was handed over to Mærsk and was part of its fleet until 1968. She was then acquired by Mermaid Maritime and renamed Valentine.[2] She was subsequently acquired first by Liberty SS Co Ltd as North Sea in 1974 and finally as Man Mang for Man Ming Maritime Ltd in 1975.[2] She was broken up in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1979.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Handelsministeriet (1950). "Danmarks Skibsliste" (PDF) (in Danish). Sjøfartens Bibliotek. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "OLGA MÆRSK – 1949 – IMO 5262407". 7seasvessels.com. 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ a b "MAN MING - 5262407 - CARGO". maritime-connector.com. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Olga Maersk (5262407)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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