Open/Close Toolbox
This work is free of known copyright restrictions.
Format: Ship
Linked To
Company
Copyright
This work is free of known copyright restrictions.This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
Menu
UNION LYTTELTON 1977- 1983 SEAWAY MELBOURNE 1983 - 1992
Expand/collapse
Particulars of Ship
BuilderFramnaes Mek Vaerksted
Where BuiltSandefjordDate Built1977Tonnage4376Additional NotesSister ship of UNION HOBART. Career followed same pattern as UNION HOBART. After 10 year charter expired she was also purchased by USSCo. Renamed SEAWAY MELBOURNE when transferred to Hobart-Melbourne service in 1992. In later years the yellow line on the upper hull was removed. Sold to Mediterranean owners.
Where BuiltSandefjordDate Built1977Tonnage4376Additional NotesSister ship of UNION HOBART. Career followed same pattern as UNION HOBART. After 10 year charter expired she was also purchased by USSCo. Renamed SEAWAY MELBOURNE when transferred to Hobart-Melbourne service in 1992. In later years the yellow line on the upper hull was removed. Sold to Mediterranean owners.Connections
Editing is temporarily disabled
Cancel Edit
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (2nd Sep 2022). UNION LYTTELTON 1977- 1983 SEAWAY MELBOURNE 1983 - 1992. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 14th Feb 2026 14:58, from https://nzshipmarine.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/2650