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Esso Cuba - (1959-1962)
See also : Esso Cristobal (III) - (1962-1979)

The second Esso Cuba, was built in 1957 at Mitsubishi, Nagasaki Japan as Esso Cuba. She was built at 36,000 DWT
and later in 1962 renamed as Esso Cristobal and enlarged to 52,000 DWT. It was a sister ship to the Esso Argentina,
Esso Aruba, Esso Chile, Esso Colombia, Esso Panama, Esso Peru, Esso Puerto Rico, Esso Trinidad and Esso Uruguay.
She was scrapped in 1979.

Additional Information :

ESSO  CUBA - 1957
Tanker build by Mitsubishi : Nagasaki : # 1476
 23437 GRT / 35666 DWT for Panama Tpt Co - PA
690 / 660 / 90 Feet, 1 ST.16½ knots
1962 ESSO CRISTOBAL (s/o)
1963 Lg 773 / 741 ft : 29139 grt : 49846 dwt
1965 (Esso Tpt & Tanker Co Inc - PA)
 Scrapped by Gi Yuen Steel : Kaohsiung : Arrived 15 June 1979.

The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO CUBA"
IDNo:
5107231
Year:
1957
Name:
ESSO CUBA
Keel:
06.04.1957
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
30.07.1957
Flag:
PAN
Date of completion:
23.12.1957

DWT:
23437
Yard No:
1476
Length overall:
690
Ship Design:
LPP:
660
Country of build:
JPN
Beam:
90
Builder:
Mitsubishi
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Nagasaki
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1ST 16½

Subsequent History:
1962 ESSO CRISTOBAL

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 15.06.1979

History :
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Name change
Registered Owner
5107231
5107231
1957
ESSO CUBA
23437
Panama Tpt Co.
5107231
5107231
1957
ESSO CRISTOBAL
23437
1962
Panama Tpt Co.