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Name: MOÇAMBIQUE
Type: Passenger Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Launched: 01/12/1948
Completed: 10/1949
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard: Neptune Yard, Low Walker
Yard Number: 1856
Dimensions: 12976grt, 7628nrt, 9423dwt, 549.7 x 67.3 x 27.5ft
Engines: 2 x Oil engines. Doxford type, 2SA, 6cyl (670 x 2320mm), 2643mn
Engines by: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Propulsion: 2 x Screws, 17.0knots
Reg Number: n/a
History:
10/1949 Cia Nacional de Navegacao, Lisbon
29/09/1972 Broken up
Comments: Accommodation for 93 x 1st, 141 x 2nd & 102 x 3rd Class passengers
Built for the service between Portugal, Angola and Mozambique
29/09/1972: Arrived at Kaohsiung for breaking up by Jui Fa Iron & Steel Works


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