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Name: IKEJA PALM
Type Cargo Ship
Launched: 19/12/1960
Completed: 04/1961
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard: Neptune Yard, Low Walker
Yard Number: 1982
Dimensions: 5816grt, 2651nrt, 460.3 x 62.8 x 25.1ft
Engines: Oil engine, 2SA, Doxford type, 4cyl (670 x 2320mm), 4500bhp
Engines by: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 14.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 302641; (IMO: 5158553)
History:
04/1961 Palm Line Ltd, London
1981 Cia Naviera Pancarib SA, Piraeus; renamed G M E PALMA
1982 Daniko Maritime Co SA, Piraeus; renamed PALMA
24/11/1983 Broken up
Comments: 24/11/1983: Broken up by Talha & Haroon at Gadani Beach


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