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Name: ROUBAISIEN
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 25/01/1921
Completed: 05/1921
Builder: John Readhead & Sons Ltd
Yard: West Yard, South Shields
Yard Number: 466
Dimensions: 3152grt, 1970nrt, 331.2 x 47.2 x 22.1ft
Engines: T3cyl (23.5, 39 & 65 x 45ins), 307nhp
Engines by: John Readhead & Sons Ltd, South Shields
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 9.5knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number:
History:
05/1921 Cie des Bateaux à Vapeur du Nord, Dunkerque
1938 Managers became Soc Anon de Gérance et d’Armement
1948 Renamed MISSERGHIN
09/1950 Broken up
Comments: 09/11/1942: Scuttled to block the channel at Bizerta
03/1948: Refloated and commenced repairs
06/1949: Stranded at Oran while repairs still incomplete, sold for breaking up
12/09/1950: Arrived at La Spezia for breaking up