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MT TAIFUN (OIDY, LR/IMO 7408847) Valmistunut/completed 1976.4 West-Germany, Bremerhaven, A.G. Weser Seebeckwerft. Tilauspäivämäärä/ordered 1973.6.16., tilaushinta/price noin 85 miljoonaa FIM. Shipyard no. 988.
40 200 dwt, 13 800 ihp, 196.02 x 28.44 x 11.65 m.
1976.4: TAIFUN, homeport Helsinki. Oy Pulpship Ab (mgrs Henry Nielsen). 1977.12: TAIFUN, trading Gulf of Mexico. Sailed to Turku/Ruissalo and laid up because of the bankrupt of Pulpships. 1978.3.8: MELTEMI, at an auction acquired by HOP (Helsingin Osakepankki). Founded shipping company Oy Banship Ltd (mgrs Henry Nielsen).
1979.7: MELTEMI, Greece. 1985(?): Liberian flag, Phosmar Marine Co Ltd, Monrovia. 1987: ALDERAMINE SECONDA, Impresa Transport Maritimi, Palermo. 1990: NIAGARA SECONDA, Misano di Navigazione SpA, Ravenna, Italy. 1991: ANGELA FORESI, Forchimica di Fabrizio Foresi, Italy 1992: ALCAID, Misano di Navigazione 1993: SAHARA, Localift, Livorno, Italia 1998: TN DIAMOND, Morgan Navigation Co, Malta. 1999.12.17: DETROIT, sold at auction in Gibraltar. Mgrs. Maess Shipping (Holland) BV.
2002.4: demolished Chittagongin.
Taifuuni on trooppinen hirmumyrsky. Esiintyy Tyynenmeren luoteisosissa päivämäärärajan länsipuolella. Sana "taifuuni" tulee kantoninkiinan sanasta tai fung (??), "suuri tuuli".