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The ship was 427 feet 1 inch (130.18 m) long, with a beam of 57 feet 0 inches (17.37 m) and a depth of 35 feet 4 inches (10.77 m). She had a GRT of 7,130 and a NRT of 4,860. She was propelled by a two-stroke, single cycle single action
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180352. Her port of registry was
Burntisland. In 1946, she was sold to McCowan & Gross Ltd,
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listing 40° to port and the ship was abandoned. She was taken in tow by the
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513:. In 1960, she was sold to Compagnia Navigazione Patlem SA,
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cargo. The unsmoked cigarettes were declared on arrival at
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on 25 August. Following pumping out, she was towed to
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647:"Payment of Duty for Smoked Cigarettes".
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239:427 ft 1 in (130.18 m)
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247:57 ft 0 in (17.37 m)
74:Ministry of War Transport (1945–46)
322:, serving until scrapped in 1968.
80:Argobeam Shipping Co Ltd (1952–55)
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393:was allocated the United Kingdom
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98:H Hogarth & Co Ltd (1945–46)
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312:. In 1960 she was sold to
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282:was a 7,130 GRT
129:Burntisland (1945–46)
628:. Plimsoll Ship Data
104:A Lusi Ltd (1952–55)
458:smoked a number of
263:2SCSA diesel engine
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672:23 February
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604:23 February
473:as part of
425:Sea Captain
403:Derrycunihy
336:Burntisland
326:Description
299:Derrycunihy
226:4,860
220:7,130
166:Yard number
42:Derrycunihy
1208:1945 ships
1202:Categories
1153:Tijgerhaai
998:Fechenheim
937:Shiun Maru
916:Shipwrecks
865:Ocean ship
851:See also:
545:References
463:cigarettes
440:Copenhagen
284:cargo ship
268:Propulsion
1089:USS
1078:HMS
1045:20 Nov:
956:HMS
861:Park ship
853:Fort ship
649:The Times
483:Broad Bay
460:duty-free
432:Stromness
182:Completed
62:(1960–68)
56:(1955–60)
50:(1952–55)
44:(1946–52)
38:(1945–46)
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1149:19 Oct:
1142:Argobeam
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1111:Germania
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1080:Wrangler
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535:Shanghai
527:Lebanese
511:Parkgate
507:Argobeam
499:£7 7s 3d
475:Argobeam
456:Argobeam
414:Argobeam
407:Argobeam
309:Parkgate
304:Argobeam
292:for the
279:Argobeam
174:Launched
93:Operator
54:Parkgate
48:Argobeam
1129:8 Jun:
1091:Pomodon
1076:4 Feb:
1048:Daytona
1008:Thorodd
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531:Panagos
519:Panagos
491:Salveda
471:Denmark
452:Salveda
448:Hamburg
444:Denmark
421:Salveda
382:History
373:⁄
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319:Panagos
215:Tonnage
156:Builder
60:Panagos
25:History
1163:Joyita
1151:HNLMS
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529:flag.
523:Greece
515:Panama
399:London
314:Panama
236:Length
958:Sidon
836:Th–Ty
831:Ta–Te
826:Si–Sy
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751:Co–Cy
746:Ca–Cl
626:(PDF)
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334:Ltd,
252:Depth
69:Owner
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1176:1954
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674:2010
634:2010
606:2010
575:ISBN
503:duty
340:Fife
244:Beam
202:Fate
30:Name
841:U–Z
781:I–J
501:in
469:to
418:tug
228:NRT
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