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Name: MILITENCE
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 23/02/1956
Completed: 04/05/1956
Builder: Clelands (Successors) Ltd
Yard: Willington Quay
Yard Number: 208
Dimensions: 561grt, 286nrt, 748dwt, 190.8 x 27.9 x 11.3ft
Engines: Oil engine, 2SA, 5cyl (320 x 426mm), 500bhp
Engines by: Newbury Diesel Co Ltd, Newbury
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 10.5knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 187206
History:
04/05/1956 London & Rochester Trading Co Ltd, Rochester
25/01/1968 Broken up
Comments: 14/11/1967: Capsized & sank while alongside & loading at Antwerp
29/11/1967: Refloated
25/01/1968: Sold for breaking up at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht by Rijsdijk-Boss


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