Built as a cargo vessel under yard No 508 by Hasimoto Zosensho, Kobe, Japan, for the Trust Territories of the Pacific islands (Government of the Marshall Islands).
25 April 1978 launched under the name MICRO PILOT.
Tonnage 798 gt, 311 nt, 568 dwt, dim. 56.42 x 18.11 x 4.63m, draught 3.36m.
Powered by two 16-cyl. GM diesels, 1.488bhp., speed11 knots, twin screws.
Three holds, and can carry 6 containers.
She is one of a series of 7 ships built for the inter-island service, all beginning with “Micro” and bought by the Marshall and Micronesia Government.
2009 as given by http://www.equasis.org : Still in service under the same name and owners. IMO No. 7705300.
Marshall Islands 1992 29c sg 444, scott 417.
Marine News 1979/53. Log Book Vol. 22 page 110. http://www.equasis.org