Horizon Reliance (1980)
Horizon Reliance tied up at Piers 10/11, Honolulu Harbor. 1 January 2019.
A sign of the past. A name board mounted on the after side of the ship’s house speaks to an earlier part of her history. 1 January 2019.
The ship was built as a LASH vessel in 1980. Her original name was Edward Rutledge.
Sea-Land purchased her in 1990. She was converted into a container ship and renamed Sea-Land Reliance. As a result of the restructuring and eventual sale of Sea-Land, the ship was renamed CSX Reliance in 2000 by CSX Lines and, subsequently, Horizon Reliance in 2003 by Horizon Lines.
She is currently owned by Pasha Hawaii.
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