COURIER
Year Built
1962
Official Number
289947
Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
470.00 feet
Beam
73.00 feet
Mast Height
125.80 feet
Net Tons
7540.00 tons
Gross Tons
11420.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
12.10 tons
Displacement, Summer
19405.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
6700.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
63.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
52.00 tons
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
1962 - 1983: Export Courier
1983 - 2008: Courier
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
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Acquisition
| 11/7/1980 | |
Entry
| 4/8/1981 | |
Ship Name Change
| 1/1/1983 | Ship EXPORT COURIER changes name to COURIER |
Interim Movement
| 6/23/1997 | ENRTE: Coastal Marine in Port Neches TX |
Interim Movement
| 6/23/1997 | At Coastal Marine for repairs |
Interim Movement
| 7/11/1997 | Repairs completed; ENRTE: BRF |
Sale
| 7/8/2008 | Vessels COURIER and AMERICAN EXPLORER sold for scrap to SSMC on this date. |
Withdrawal
| 7/25/2008 | Vessel departed fleet under scrap sale |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Plans
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Shipwreck Information
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