ORIONMAN

Shipbuildervessel built by Hall, Russell & Company, Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)

Date14 January 1975

Object NameTANKER

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 97.54m x breadth 14.94m x depth 7.925m
Gross Tonnage: 3623 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002648

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 964
Subsequent Name: SCANNER I (1994)

Fate: unknown

Propulsion: Motor
Description: Chemical tanker, 1 deck, poop deck 22.9m, raised fore deck 12.2m, forecastle 12.2m welded construction.

Owners:
1975: C. Rowbotham & Sons (Mgt.) Ltd, London.
1989: Owners now Rowbotham Tankships Ltd, of Douglas, Isle of Man.
1994: Owners now Rowbotham Tankships (Hong Kong) Ltd.
1995: Owners now P&O Tankships (Hong Kong) Ltd.
1998: S.r.l. of Argentina, registered Panama, change of name to SCANNER I.

14/01/1975:
Vessel named by Carole Ingram at a ceremony on 13 January 1975
Press & Journal

Notes:
Engine Ruston Paxman Oil 4SA, 16cy 254x305
Other recorded dimensions: length 103.64m x breadth 14.97m x depth 7.100, tonnage 6176dwt

Note that changes of ownership up until 1998 represent incorporations of the original owners into larger companies.
"Type A cargoes in centre tanks. Type B cargoes in wing tanks, in association with an approved list of cargoes".
described as an oil tanker in 2001.