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Esso 37 - (1950-1973)
 "Esso 37".
( Collection Morten Bjørndalen )
Additional information :
Build in 1950 by Glommens MV, A.S., Fredrikstad (Yard No: 120), for A/S Norske Esso.
Type: Tanker, Tons: 299 GRT.
 
"Esso 37", seen here as "Miss Sofia".
 "Esso 37", seen here as "Miss Sofia".
 
"Griptank", ex. "Froybunker", ex. "Sagaoy", ex. "Proof 2", ex. "Esso 37", March 4th, 2014.
( Photo Copyright Leif M. Andersen )
 
"Griptank", ex. "Froybunker", ex. "Sagaoy", ex. "Proof 2", ex. "Esso 37", March 4th, 2014.
( Photo Copyright Leif M. Andersen )
 "Griptank", ex. "Froybunker", ex. "Sagaoy", ex. "Proof 2", ex. "Esso 37" at Kristiansund, Norway, August 8th, 2014.
( Photo Copyright Frode Adolfsen )

M/T Esso 37
Call sign : LACC
Class : DNV 1A1 - K Tankskip for oljelast
Shipping company : A/S Petrolea,Oslo Nationality Norway
Home port : Oslo, Norge
Shipyard
Name : Glommen Mek. Verksted, Fredrikstad
Build year : 1950
Yard number : 120
Month of delivery : April
Tonnage
Gross tonnage: 98,92, Net tonnage: 37,01
Engine
Propulsion: : Bolinder
Engine size : Bhk 120 v/ 375 rpm
Built by : J & C. O. Bolinders Mek. Verkstad AB, Stockholm.
Dimensions
Length: 85.0', Beam: 17.8', Draft: 7.6'

History:
04.1950: Delivered by Glommens Mek. Workshop for A / S Vestlandske Petroleumscompagni (A / S Østlandske, Oslo), Haugesund - ESSO 37
6.1954: A / S Norske Esso, Oslo, still registered in Ålesund,
6.1958: Registration port Oslo,
9.1959: Owner company changed to A / S Petrolea, Oslo
9.1960: Extended, new dimensions 102.3 '- 17.8' - 7.6 ', 155 tonnes dw, 117.13 gross, 49.15 net,
10.1973: Sold to A / S Raagan (Thorleif Lea), Haugesund - new name PROOF 2
7.1986: Sold to Frakt-Tank A / S, Haugesund,
1.1988: Sold to P / R Glommen Bunkersservice (Sverre Jacobsen), Kråkerøy, registered in Fredrikstad,
3.1988: New name SAGAØY,
5.1991: Glommen Bunkersservice A / S (Ole Petter Jacobsen), Torp,
/ 1998: Sold to Hammervold Shipping A / S, Hamarvik, Frøya, registered in Trondheim - new name FRØYBUNKER
6.2000: Sold to Steinar Haltbakk, Kristiansund, new name GRIPTANK
About 2000: Deleted in the area in Lloyd's Register, less than 100 gross tonnes.

Machinery:
Diesel engine, 2-stroke, Single-acting. 2 cylinders diam.330x340mm. Machinery built at A / B Bolinder- Munktell, Eskilstuna, Sweden.
1960: New engine installed, 2 SC SA 6 cyl 5 "x 5.6", 220 BHK, built by General Motors Corp, Detroit, Mich, USA.
1982: NEW engine installed, 2 SA 12 cyl 108 x 127 mm, 365 BHK, built in 1975 by General Motorts, Detroit, Mich, USA.

Source : https://www.sjohistorie.no/