LNG Carriers Withdrawn from Service

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Name of Ship	Operator	Shipbuilder	Year Built or Rebuilt	Year With-drawn	Cargo Capacity (cu.m.)	Cargo System	Disposition
Methane	Chicago Stockyards	Ingalls	1955	1955	5,550	Morrison	Experimental barge, converted to an oil barge
Beauvais	Gaz de France	Atlantique	1962	1962	640	Mixed	Experimental vessel, scrapped 1967
Pythagore	Gazocean	Le Havre	1964	1964	610	TZM	Experimental vessel, converted to a fish carrier, now El Hadj Aboul Azziz Sy (Senegal)
Methane Pioneer	Stephenson, Clarke	Alabama	1958	1972	5,000	Morrison	Later Aristotle, made 30 trips, converted to LPG storage
Euclides	Gazocean	Le Havre	1971	1973	4,000	TZM	Made 14 trips, converted to an LPG carrier, scrapped in 2001
Melrose	Gibson Gas Tankers	Brand Werft	1971		2,420	LGA	Only carried Ethylene/LPG, scrapped 2000
Heriot	Gibson Gas Tankers	Brand Werft	1972		2,420	LGA	Only carried Ethylene/LPG, scrapped 1994
Anna Schulte	Heinrich Schulte	Brand Werft	1973		2,420	LGA	Only carried Ethylene/LPG, scrapped 2007
Sophie Schulte	Heinrich Schulte	Brand Werft	1973		2,420	LGA	Only carried Ethylene/LPG, scrapped 2001
Lissy Schulte	Heinrich Schulte	Brand Werft	1974		2,420	LGA	Only carried Ethylene/LPG, scrapped 2005
Sanko Ethylene Maru	Hitachi Zosen	Hitachi	1974	1974	1,100	Hitachi	Experimental vessel, disposition unknown
Massachusetts	Moran Tankship	Todd Houston	1974	1974	4,000	Unknown	Barge, made 7 trips, converted to LPG storage
Sant Jordi	Naproli	Bilbao	1975	1975	5,000	Sener	Experimental vessel, sank off Spain in 1995
El Paso Columbia	El Paso Tankers	Avondale	1979	1979	130,000	Conch	Not accepted by owner, wrecked and scrapped in 1987
El Paso Savannah	El Paso Tankers	Avondale	1979	1979	130,000	Conch	Not accepted by owner, converted to OBO, scrapped in 2000
El Paso Cove Point	El Paso Tankers	Avondale	1979	1979	130,000	Conch	Not accepted by owner, converted to OBO, now an FSO
Ben Franklin	SNTM-Hyproc	La Ciotat	1975	1980	120,000	TZM	Made only 5 trips, scrapped in 1980
El Paso Paul Keyser	El Paso Tankers	Dunkerque	1976	1980	129,500	GT	Made only 12 trips, scrapped in 1985
El Paso Sonatrach	El Paso Tankers	Dunkerque	1977	1980	129,500	GT	Made only 26 trips, scrapped in 1985
El Paso Consolidated	El Paso Tankers	Dunkerque	1977	1980	129,500	GT	Made only 15 trips, scrapped in 1987
Esso Portovenere	SNAM	Italcantieri	1971	1984	40,000	Esso	Scrapped
Methane Progress	British Gas	Harland & Wolff	1964	1992	27,400	Conch	Scrapped
Methane Princess	British Gas	Vickers-Armstrong	1964	1998	27,400	Conch	Scrapped
Havfru	BW Gas	Moss Verft	1973	2007	29,388	Moss	Scrapped
Laieta	Maritima del Norte	Astano	1970	2008	40,000	Esso	Scrapped
Cinderella	TMT Co. Ltd.	Le Trait	1965	2008	25,500	Worms	Scrapped
Charm Junior	TMT Co. Ltd.	Atlantique	1971	2008	50,000	TZ Mk. 1	Scrapped
Century	BW Gas	Moss Verft	1974	2008	29,588	Moss	Scrapped
Golar Spirit	Golar LNG	Kawasaki	1981	2009	129,000	Moss	Converted to FSRU
Golar Winter	Golar LNG	Daewoo	2004	2009	138,250	GT NO 96	Converted to FSRU
Golar Frost	Golar LNG	Hyundai	2004	2009	138,830	Moss	Converted to FSRU
Golar Freeze	Golar LNG	HDW	1977	2009	125,858	Moss	Converted to FSRU
Hassi R'Mel	SNTM-Hyproc	La Seyne	1971	2009	40,850	GT NO 82	Scrapped
Margaret Hill	Waller Marine	Moss Stavanger	1974	2009	87,600	Moss	Scrapped
Tellier	Messigaz	La Ciotat	1974	2010	40,081	TZ Mk. I	Scrapped
LNG Khannur	Golar LNG	Moss Stavanger	1977	2010	126,360	Moss	Converted to FSRU
Belais	Brunei Shell Tankers	Atlantique	1974	2010	75,100	TZ Mk. I	Scrapped
Bekalang	Brunei Shell Tankers	Atlantique	1973	2010	75,100	TZ Mk. I	Scrapped
Bekulan	Brunei Shell Tankers	Atlantique	1973	2011	75,100	TZ Mk. I	Scrapped
LNG Palmaria	LNG Shipping spa	Genova Sestri	1969	2012	41,000	Esso	Scrapped
LNG Elba	LNG Shipping spa	Genova Sestri	1970	2012	41,000	Esso	Scrapped
Tenaga Empat	M.I.S.C.	La Seyne	1981	2012	130,000	GT NO 88	Converted to FSRU
Tenaga Satu	M.I.S.C.	Dunkerque	1982	2012	130,000	GT NO 88	Converted to FSRU
LNG Delta	Shell Bermuda	Newport News	1978	2012	126,500	TZ Mk. I	Scrapped
Galeomma	Shell Bermuda	Newport News	1978	2012	126,500	TZ Mk. I	Scrapped
Isabella	Chemikalien Seetransport	La Seyne	1975	2014	35,500	GT NO 82	Scrapped
Annabella	Chemikalien Seetransport	La Seyne	1975	2014	35,500	GT NO 82	Scrapped
Norman Lady	Methane Carriers	Moss Stavanger	1973	2014	87,600	Moss	Scrapped
SCF Polar	Sovcomflot	Kockums	1969	2014	71,500	GT NO 82	Scrapped
SCF Arctic	Sovcomflot	Kockums	1969	2014	71,500	GT NO 82	Scrapped
LNG Aries	BGT Ltd.	GD Quincy	1977	2014	126,300	Moss	To be scrapped
LNG Gemini	Patriot Shipping	GD Quincy	1978	2014	126,300	Moss	To be scrapped
LNG Capricorn	BGT Ltd.	GD Quincy	1978	2014	126,300	Moss	To be scrapped
LNG Taurus	BGT Ltd.	GD Quincy	1979	2014	126,300	Moss	To be scrapped
LNG Virgo	Patriot Shipping	GD Quincy	1979	2014	126,400	Moss	To be scrapped

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