Yard number 515 Out of service 16 September 1986 Launched 26 September 1968 Beam 26 m | Completed January 1969 Identification IMO number 6826200 Length 172 m | |
Name 1969—1981 MS Star Clipper
1981—1986 Star Lanao Fate Broken up, Karwar, India Builders Kockums Naval Solutions, Malmö, Sweden | ||
MS Star Clipper was a Norwegian-owned bulk carrier built by Kockums in Malmö, Sweden in 1968. In 1981 she was sold and her name changed to Star Lanao. She was scrapped in India in 1986.
Almö Bridge Disaster
She is best known for causing the Almö Bridge disaster when sailing into Uddevalla, Sweden, in bad weather.
References
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