The vessel depict on this stamp is the ROBERTA JULL, a photo of the ship is depict in Sea Breezes van 1991 page 237 and shows us exactly the same ship as depict on the stamp.
Built as a cargo vessel under yard No. 291 by the Australian Shipbuilding Industries (WA) Pty. Ltd., Freemantle W.A. for the Western Australian Coastal Shipping Commission, (Stateships, Western Australia.)
15 March 1989 first section placed.
14 June 1990 launched under the name ROBERTA JULL, named after a well know West Australian personality, she has two sisters.
Tonnage 1.599 gross, 3.400 dwt., dim. 92.7 x 15.1 x 5.3m. (draught).
Powered by a MAN-B&W oilengine, 1.640 Kw., one screw, speed 12.5 knots.
Daily bunker consumption 6.3 ton.
Can carry 270 TEU’s containers. Underdecks 96, and 174 on deck, 30 reefer plugs. Grain capacity 5.053 m³.
Loading/discharging gear, two cranes placed on the port side, each with a lifting capacity of 35 ton.
Accommodation for 11 crew including 4 officers.
01 July 1990 delivered to owners.
The design is Danish and of the same designs as some ships of the Danish ship owner Baltimar Alps, and at that time three vessels of that company were chartered by Stateship.
The ROBERTA JILL was the first of the series of three, built in Australia.
Placed in the East/West service of Stateship between Fremantle and Victoria to Tasmania.
1995 Sold by the Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia to B&B Schiffahrts G.m.b.H & Co. KG ms ‘Bremer Merkur’, Kingston, St Vincent, renamed BREMER MERKUR.
Tonnage then given as 3.135 gross, 1.198 net, 3.487 dwt.
1997 Renamed ULTRA BREMER and under Cyprus flag, owner given as Romanka Maritime Co. Ltd, Cyprus.
2001 Sold to Dextramar S.A., Morocco, renamed AGADIR.
2004 Sold to Mare Blu-Societa di Navigazione arl., Italy and renamed SIRENA.
2005 Sold to Valfajre Eight Shipping, Tehran, Iran, renamed IRAN SHALAMCHEN.
http://www.equasis.org gives for 2009, same owner, managed by Valfajr Shipping Co., Tehran. IMO No. 8820925. Call sign 9BDU under Iran flag and registry.
Malagasy 1994 50fr sg? Scott 1249.
Marine News 1996/173. 1997/286. 2002/427. 2005/414.