SOUTHERN CROSS

Year Built

1962

Official Number

287900

Shipyard

Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock

General Type

General Cargo

Specific Type

Break Bulk

MARAD Type

Ship Length

483.00 feet

Beam

68.00 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

5535.00 tons

Gross Tons

9316.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

31.00 tons

Draft, Lightweight

11.60 tons

Displacement, Summer

18365.00 tons

Displacement, Lightweight

5846.00 tons

Immersion, Summer

57.00 tons

Immersion, Lightweight

40.00 tons

Fate

Sold - No Further Info

There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.

Vessel Name History

1962 - 1980: Mormactrade
1980 - 2007: Southern Cross

Vessel Name History

MORMACTRADE

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

No documents for this vessel

Event	Date	Content
Acquisition	2/15/1980	ex-MORMACTRADE & SS TRADE
Vessel Name Change	4/22/1980	Vessel name chanted from MORMACTRADE to SOUTHERN CROSS
Entry	7/22/1985
Interim Movement	8/6/1997	Under tow to JRRF
Interim Movement	8/12/1997	Assigned loc. is now JRRF from Quincy MA
Cleared NHPA Processing	11/15/2006	Vessel was cleared for disposal by the Virginia State Historic Preservation Office on 11/15/2006.
Disposal Contract Awarded	8/7/2007	"Disposal contract awarded this date to NASR Baltimore, MD. Contractor defaulted, ship reawarded to Marine Metals on 11-30-2007."
Interim Movement	9/5/2007	Dismantlement contract awarded to NASR on 8-24-07.
Interim Movement	9/5/2007	Dismantlement contract awarded to NASR on 8-24-07.
Dismantlement contract award	12/20/2007	"Awarded to Esco Marine, Brownsville, TX, on 12-20-07."
Dismantlement	8/14/2008	"Ship fully dismantled on this date by Esco Marine, Brownsville, TX."
Withdrawal	8/14/2008