SS Grand Zenith
shipwreck
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Grand Zenith
- IMO number
- 5265186
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- shipwreck
- Gross tonnage
- 18,717
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 196 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1953
- Builder
- Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Grand Zenith
SS Grand Zenith was an oil tanker that sank sometime after December 30, 1976 with the loss of all hands. Grand Zenith was 642 feet (196 m) long and was constructed in 1953 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. She measured 18,736 GRT, and was powered by a single steam turbine that gave her a speed of 17 knots (20 mph). She was launched as Orion Cometon 28 July 1953 and renamed Flying Comet in 1964, quickly followed by Western Comet the same year, then to Beta Reserve in 1973 before receiving the name Grand Zenith in 1974. At the time of her loss, she was registered in Panama and was owned by Zenith Navigation Corporation. On December 19, 1976, Grand Zenith departed Teesport, England with 8,000,000 US gallons (30,000,000 L) of fuel oil on board and 38 crewmembers. She was last heard from on December 30, when her captain sent a cable to her American agent, the J. F.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Grand Zenith now?
- SS Grand Zenith has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is SS Grand Zenith?
- SS Grand Zenith is a shipwreck, built in 1953 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. The vessel is 196 m long and has a gross tonnage of 18,717.
- Has SS Grand Zenith been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Grand Zenith appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).