Sea Freightliner I 1968

TYNE BUILT SHIPS

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Name:	SEA FREIGHTLINER I
Type:	Container Ship
Launched:	02/12/1967
Completed:	03/1968
Builder:	John Readhead & Sons Ltd
Yard:	West Yard, South Shields
Yard Number:	621
Dimensions:	4043grt, 2108nrt, 388.6 x 55.1 x 14.6ft
Engines:	2 x Oil engines, 4SA, 6cyl (381 x 508mm), 4200bhp
Engines by:	Mirrlees National Ltd, Stockport
Propulsion:	2 x Screws, 13.5knots
Construction:	Steel
Reg Number:	309426
History:
03/1968	British Railways Board, Harwich
1979	Sealink UK Ltd, Harwich
05/1987	Broken up

Comments:	She & her sister were the first British-built cellular container ships
	Built for the service between Harwich and Zeebrugge
	04/05/1987: Arrived at Kaohsiung for breaking up
	11/05/1987: Breaking up commenced by Nan Fu Steel Enterprise Co

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