| Name: | DUQUESA |
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 07/03/1947 |
| Completed: | 03/1948 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 691 |
| Dimensions: | 11007grt, 6564nrt, 479.0 x 65.75 x 31.0 ft |
| Engines: | 2 x steam turbines, DR geared |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 182978 |
| History: | |
| 03/1948 | Furness-Houlder Argentine Lines Ltd, London |
| 1968 | Royal Mail Lines Ltd, London |
| 14/08/1969 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 03/1948: When delivered she had the largest refrigerated capacity in the World |
| 14/08/1969: Arrived at La Spezia for breaking up by Terrestre Marittima SpA |

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