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MV RISDON 1959

 

MV RISDON 1959

Australian Flag     Owner  Union Steamship Co

Builder: Alexander Stephen & Sons, Linthouse, Scotland

Launched  April 1959.    Completed  May 1959

Tonnage Gross 3,906.     Net  1,892.     DW 5,275

LOA  109.6m    LPP  102.1m.  Beam  15.8m

Engine 6 cylinder Sulzer 2,410 bhp.    Single Screw.   Speed.  12.5 knots

Employed carrying zinc concentrates from Port Pirie, SA to Risdon, TAS

1975 sold to Maldive Shipping Co renamed MALDIVE NAVIGATOR
1978 sold to Panamanian Co renamed PANAGLIA SPILIANI
1984 Broken up Bedi, India

 

Source: SHIPAHOLICSOZ

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