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The María Alejandra was a Spanish oil tanker built in 1975 in Cádiz Spain. She sunk suddenly on high seas 130 kms. off the coast of Mauritania on 11 March 1980 after several internal explosions presumably related with malfunction on the inert gas system. 36 out of 43 people aboard perished. She was the penultimate ship built by Astilleros de Cádiz (Cádiz) one of the main shipyards in Spain.

Builders of the are Cadiz and Spain.

Ship Name
MV María Alejandra
Ship In Service
1977
Active Years End Date
1980-03-11
Ship Power
32560
Ship Length
328.50 m
Ship Speed
14
Ship Fate
--03-11
Ship Crew
43
Laying Down
1975-03-24
Status
Sank after internal explosions on 11 March 1980
Sunk at 20º 32' N
18º 13' W
Ship Completed
26
Ship Height
26.18 m
Ship Draught
22.73 m
Ship Launched
5
Ship Beam
51.00 m
Ship Capacity
17028.78
Ship Registry
Cádiz
Ship Out Of Service
11
Ship Laid Down
24
Completion Date
1976-04-26
Ship Status
Sunk at 20º 32' N
18º 13' W
Ship Launch
1975-10-05
Builder
Cadiz
Spain
Ship Route
Algeciras - Ras Tanura - Algeciras
Ship Yard Number
Nº 101
Category
1975 ships
Cruise ships
Maritime incidents in 1980
Ships built in Spain
Shipwrecks of the Alaska coast

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