| Name: | MARCO POLO |
| Type: | Yacht |
| Launched: | 29/06/1961 |
| Completed: | 08/1961 |
| Builder: | Clelands Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 253 |
| Dimensions: | 157grt, 72nrt, 97.8 x 22.0 x 12.3ft |
| Engines: | 2 x Oil engines, D353 type, 6cyl, 1050bhp |
| Engines by: | Caterpillar Inc |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 08/1961 | Walker Mills Inc, USA |
| by 1969 | ET Barwick Mills Inc, Savannah, Georgia |
| by 2013 | Unknown owner; renamed PAPAGALLO |
| No later history known | |
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Above photos, copyright of Fietscher Fotos, show details of Bow (L) and Stern (R)
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