Exxon Valdez was a single-hulled oil tanker, delivered to Exxon on 16 December 1986 and built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California. She was about 301 metres long, assessed at 214,861 deadweight tons, could carry up to 235,000 cubic metres of crude oil and was powered by a diesel engine of 23.6 megawatts. On 24 March 1989, bound for Long Beach, she ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, causing the second largest oil spill in United States history. She was repaired at San Diego and later renamed Exxon Mediterranean, SeaRiver Mediterranean and Dong Fang Ocean, and was converted to an ore carrier in 2008. She was sold for scrap in 2012 and beached at Alang, India, on 2 August 2012.
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constructed by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California
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constructed by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California
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having been delivered to Exxon on 16 December 1986
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was purchased by Global Marketing Systems, Inc. for scrap
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Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker
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powered by a 23.60 MW (31,650 shp) diesel engine
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constructed by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California
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constructed by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California
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