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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