Ciudad de Oviedo (ship)

Built as the Kimberley by Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen for KS Difko, it wa bareboat chartered by Stateships for five years, being named Kimberley in Copenhagen, entering service in 1979.^[1] It spent most of its time on services from Fremantle to East Coast ports.^[2][3][4]

It was returned to its owner in 1984 and sold in May 1984 to Sanger Steam Ships, Panama as the Cereza. Further ownership changes were in 1988 to Aashi Marine, Panama as the Kyoto II, in 1991 to Megatide Shipping, Cyprus as the Ferrymar and in 1993 to Blancamar Naviera, Colombia as the Ciudad de Oviedo.^[5] In July 2004 it was operating for Russian principals between Brazil and West Africa.^[4]