SS Esso Brussels

History
Belgium
Name
  • Esso Brussels (1959–73)
  • Petrola XVII (1973–74)
  • Spiro (1974–75)
  • Petrola XXXVI (1976–83)
  • Petrola 36 (1983–85)
Owner
  • Esso Marine (Belgium) SA (1959–73)
  • Iphigenia Shipping & Trading Co (1973–75)
  • John D Latsis (1975–76)
  • Iphigenia Shipping & Trading Co (1976–85)
Operator
  • Esso Marine (Belgium) SA (1959–73)
  • John D Latsis (1973–83)
  • Bilinder Marine Corp (1983–85)
BuilderKockums shipyard FH, Malmö, Sweden
Laid down4 May 1959
Launched26 October 1959
In service1960
Out of service21 October 1985
Homeport
  • Antwerp (1959–73)
  • Piraeus (1973–85)
IdentificationIMO number: 5107035
FateScrapped at Aliağa, Turkey 1985
General characteristics
TypeOil Tanker
Tonnage
Length213.12 m (699 ft 3 in)
Beam29.65 m (97 ft 3 in)
Height11.59 m (38 ft 0 in)
Installed powerTwo steam turbines (12,309 kilowatts (16,507 hp)), double reduction geared.
PropulsionSingle screw
Speed17.25 knots (31.95 km/h)
Crew52

Esso Brussels was a commercial oil tanker built for the Esso Oil company in 1959. She was involved in a collision in 1973 in which thirteen of her crew perished. She was rebuilt and sailed under various other names until being scrapped in 1985.

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