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Description:
Dutch EXPLORER is here photographed in the Thames Estuary in March 1988.
This vessel was built 1984 at Slikkerveer as SAMSUN EXPRESS for Dutch owners.
Vessel's name history:
1984: Delivered as SAMSUN EXPRESS - 1985: FRISIAN EXPRESS - 1987: EXPLORER - 1999: AJAX - 2000: CAPITAINE BLIGH - 2001: SOFRANA BLIGH - 2001: AJAX - 2003: SOFRANA D'URVILLE - 2004: S. D'URVILLE - 2005: SEACHAMPION
8/2014: Fire-damaged while off Nakhodka.
12/2016: Arrived at Jiangjiang, China for demolition.
Former name(s):
- S D'urville (Until 2005 Apr)
- Sofrana D'urville (Until 2004 Apr)
- Ajax (Until 2003 Mar)
- Sofrana Bligh (Until 2001 Dec)
- Capitaine Bligh (Until 2001)
- Ajax (Until 2000 Mar)
- Explorer (Until 1999)
- Frisian Explorer (Until 1987)
- Samsun Express (Until 1985)
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