Yard.no: 129   BRACONDA
Type: m.tanker

Keel laid:    27/10 1952Loa: 173,00 m.Grt:  12.296
Launched:  25/ 4 1953Br:      21,31 m.Nrt:    7.221
Delivered:   22/ 6 1953Dr:       9,25 m.Dwt: 19.000

Mainengine:Oil 2SA 8-cyl., 7.500 bhp, Gotaverken, build by Uddevallavarvet AB.

Delivered to Braathens South America & Far East Airtransport A/S, (A/S Bramora), Oslo, Norge as BRACONDA.
Sold december 1958 till Blaahval A/S, Skibs A/S Abu & Hannestads Rederi A/S (Magnus Konow & Co.) i Oslo and renamed ABU.
22/12 1960: Ehen ABUwas at yard at Amsterdam she had a tankexplosion on board and one man was killed.
August 1968: Mek Shipping & Trading Inc., Liberia and renamed to MEK TRADER.
Later 1968 sold to Kameve Cia. Naviera S.A., Greece and renamed AEGIS STAR.
1972 registered on  Apsyrtos Shipping Co. Ltd., Cyprus.
November 1972 grounded AEGIS STAR outside Gotland, only minor damage.
1973: Sold to Chalandri Maritime Co. Ltd.,  Cyprus and renamed H. ENDURANCE.
9 February 1974 she had fire on board when she was in  Freetown, She was reported as a "Constructive total loss" and was abandoned in Freetown by her owner.
1 Mars 1975 arrived in tow to Santander, Spain  and was shortly after reported as scrapped.