Sakumo Lagoon 1964

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Name:	SAKUMO LAGOON
Type:	Cargo Ship
Launched:	29/01/1964
Completed:	05/1964
Builder:	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard:	Wallsend
Yard Number:	2005
Dimensions:	7337grt, 4326nrt, 9795dwt, 454.4 x 62.8 x 27.7ft
Engines:	Oil engine, Sulzer type, 2SCSA, 6cyl (680 x 1250mm), 7300bhp
Engines by:	Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend
Propulsion:	1 x Screw, 17.0knots
Reg Number:	316521
History:
05/1964	Black Star Line Ltd, Takoradi
1984	Andover Shipping Co Ltd
05/05/1984	Wrecked

Comments:	05/05/1984: Wrecked at Forcade Point near Aviles after breaking towline
	while under tow from Takoradi to Aviles for breaking up