Thick, brass, one of a kind builders plate from the MV World Hitachi Zosen. Cast ‘HITACHI ZOSEN ARIAKE SHIPYARD NAGASU JAPAN S. NO, 4387 / 1975’

The World Hitachi Zosen (IMO 7376446) was a very large crude carrier (VLCC) built at the Hitachi Zosen Ariake Shipyard, Nagasu, Japan, yard number 4387. Her keel was laid in June 1974, launched in June 1975, and she was delivered that December. At over 268,000 deadweight tons and 331 meters in length, she embodied the scale and ambition of 1970s tanker design. Sailing under the Panamanian flag, she changed ownership through the 1980s, serving as World Hitachi Zosen, later under Solstice and Sameon Co. Tragically, in April 1992 she collided off West Africa, was declared a total loss, and scrapped that August at Gadani Beach where we salvaged the plate.

Collectable throughout the Globe, these original salvaged ships plates are from the engines and parts of the ships that are broken up. We have approximately 80+ builders and engine plates, please ask us if you are after a particular builder.