_Star_Clipper_raserade_Alm%C3%B6bron.JPG.webp) After the collision, 1980. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Builder | Kockums, Malmö, Sweden |
| Yard number | 515 |
| Launched | 26 September 1968 |
| Completed | January 1969 |
| Out of service | 16 September 1986 |
| Identification | IMO number: 6826200 |
| Fate | Broken up, Karwar, India |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Bulk carrier |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 171.9 m (564 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 26.0 m (85 ft 4 in) |
| Notes | [1] |
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 on 18 January 1980 when sailing into Uddevalla, Sweden, in bad weather.
See also
- MV Lake Illawarra - Similar Incident To Star Clipper.
- MV Summit Venture - Also Collided In A Same Year With An Original Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
- MV Delta Mariner - Aircraft Transporter Ship Collided In 2012 With Eggner Ferry Bridge In Kentucky Lake Under Similar Incident.
- List of bridge disasters
References
- ↑ "Miramar Ship Index". Miramar Ship Index website. R B Haworth. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
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