MV Union Rotoma 1976-1999

Propulsion: Motor Vessel

Built in 1976 at Dunkerque, France by Chantiers de France. Union Rotoma had a 20 plus year career and multiple names before being purchased by USSCo in 1991. Union Rotoma expanded the USSCo capability by adding a roro (roll on/roll off) vessel to compliment the lift on/lift off Union Endeavour already in service. Union Rotoma had a crew of only 19.

It had a tern quarter ramp and a TEU capacity of 1467. It also had a 40-ton crane. 

It was sold by USSCo in 1999 to ANZDL and continued in trans-Tasman trade for a time.

In 2003 it was sold to Indian shipbreakers Alang to be broken up.

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Owners & alternative names: 

1976-1988 Compagnie Generale Maritime, Rostand 

1988-1991 Various owners, Kagoro 

1991-1999 USSCo, Union Rotoma 

1999-2001 ANZDL, Rotoma 

2001-2003 CP Ships

2003 Indian shipbreakers Alang.