Name: | SEA FREIGHTLINER II |
Type: | Container Ship |
Launched: | 15/03/1968 |
Completed: | 06/1968 |
Builder: | John Readhead & Sons Ltd |
Yard: | West Yard, South Shields |
Yard Number: | 622 |
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: | 309431 |
History: | |
06/1968 | British Railways Board, Harwich |
1979 | Sealink UK Ltd, Harwich |
07/01/1987 | Broken up |
Comments: | She & her sister were the first British-built cellular container ships |
Built for the service between Harwich and Zeebrugge | |
07/01/1987: Arrived at Gadani Beach to be broken up | |
17/01/1987: Breaking up commenced by Al Murtaza Metals |
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