Mobil Vanguard (I) - (1963-1967)

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The first "Mobil Vanguard" at the Bremer Vulcan Yard in Germany.

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"Mobil Vanguard (I)";

LOA 735'; Beam 104' 5"; Draught 39'; 50,285 DWT

Built 1963 by Bremer Vulkan, Bremen, Germany, for Mobil Tankers Company (Liberia) Limited, this vessel was a sister

ship to Egmont, Mobil Valiant, Mobil Vigilant and Tasso. She was powered by a Brown Boveri turbine developing 18,000HP.

Sold to South African interests in 1967 and renamed Thorland, the vessel was subject to a violent explosion on 9 June 1970

in which 9 men were killed. Later taken in tow she broke in two off the Mozambique coast and the bow section sank, the

stern being beached at Porto Amelia. The aft section was subsequently joined to the forward section of another vessel,

Wafra (built 1953), to form a tanker of 51.924 DWT, named Achillet.

She was scrapped in 1976 at Kaohsiung.

"Mobil Vanguard (1)".

"Thorland", ex. "Mobil Vanguard".

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"Achillet", ex. "Thorland", ex. "Mobil Vanguard".

( Photo Copyright Chris Howell )

The Miramar Ship Index for "MOBIL VANGUARD"

Tons:	27906	Link:	-
DWT:	50230	Yard No:	906
Length overall:	224.0	Ship Design:
LPP:	214.5	Country of build:	DEU
Beam:	31.8	Builder:	Bremer Vulkan
Material of build:		Location of yard:	Vegesack
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):	1ST-16

Subsequent History:

1967 THORLAND -

[ 1971 remaining aft section was connected to fore & cargo sections of WAFRA / 1956 fitted= 233 mtr, 31571 grt ] -

1974 ACHILLET

Disposal Data:

Scrapped at Kaohsiung 19.11.1976

History :