Johnson Line and the Norwegian
ships-owner Abraham Odfjell in Bergen, Norway created Odfjell Johnson
Chemical Tankers (JO Tankers) with nine new-build chemical tankers loading
together 300.000 tons
Johnson Lines first two
chemical-tankers was delivered 1980 from Kockums Shipyard and named to Johnson
Chemstar and Johnson Chemsun the ship weighed 37500 tons d.w. and was equipped
with two 12 - cylinder, 4 - stroke single-acting Pielstick - engine
delivering 16.000 hp. In 1985 both was sold to a Johnson Line owned Panama
Company.
1982 was Johnson Chemspan
delivered from Ankerlökken Vaerft in Norway. She weighed 32.340 tons d.w. and
was equipped with one 6 - cylinder turbo-charged single-acting 2 - stroke
Burmaister &Wain delivering 13.100 hp. Johnson Chemspan was registered at
Johnson Line Pte. Ltd in Singapore, she was sold 1985 to Globe Chartering Inc.,
Panama owned by Johnson.
1983 was Johnson Chemstream
delivered from Naskovs Skibsvaerft, Denmark. She weighed 17.465 tons d.w. and
was equipped with one 7 - cylinder, 2 - stroke single-acting Burmaister &Wain
engine delivering 10.500 hp. Johnson Chemstream was registered at Nordstjernan
Shipping Singapore Pte. Ltd.
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M/T Johnson Chemstar (SIGP/26164)
Built at Kockums Shipyard, Malmö as new construction, hull number 570
Following name:
M/T Johnson Chemsun (SIGR/26165)
Registration number: 12798
IMO nr: 7901796
Built at Kockums Shipyard, Malmö as new construction, hull number 574. She was delivered in 1980 and equipped with two single-acting 4-stroke 12-cylinder Pielstick engine 12PC2-5V400 delivering 16.000 hp.(11.760 kW) at 520 rpm. 1985 sold to a company in Panama owned by Johnson. Resold 1 March 1988 to KS Redwood in Bergen, Norway (JO Tankers) and renamed to Jo Rogn, Bergen as Port of Registry. Johnson Chemsuns first commander was S. Vifors and chief engineer A. H. Andersson.
Following name:
| Length Over All | 175.00 m |
| Beam | 32,00 m |
| Depth | 10,77 m |
| Gross Tonnage | 22.245 |
| Net. Registered Tonnage | 13.033 |
| Deadweight Tonnage | 37.500 |
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M/T Johnson Chemspan
Built at Ankerlökken vaerft in Florø, Norway as new construction, hull number F117.
Following name:
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M/T Johnson Chemstream
Built at Naskovs Skibsværft, Denmark as new construction, hull number 232.
Following name:
