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The ship was 105.16 metres (345 ft 0 in) long, with a beam of 14.63 metres (48 ft 0 in). She was assessed at 2,503
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was sold to
Sociedad Anónima Letas, Spain. On 27 November 1965, she lost her rudder in a storm in the
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408:. London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong: Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. p. not cited.
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294:. Although the ship was taken under tow, her cargo shifted the next day and she sank.
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had to be fumigated as her cargo of
Spanish onions was infested with
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The ship was built in 1945 by NV Scheepswerke
Gebroeders Pot,
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506:. No. 53886. London. 6 July 1957. col G, p. 4.
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The ship was laid down in 1940. Intended to be named
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in 1953. In 1964, she was sold to Spain and renamed
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1036:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
258:by NV Scheepswerke Gebroeders Pot,
226:14.63 m (48 ft 0 in)
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95:MacAndrews & Co Ltd (1949-64)
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479:. The Ships List. Archived from
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98:Sociedad Anónima Letas (1964-65)
83:Sociedad Anónima Letas (1964-65)
74:Ministry of War Transport (1945)
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77:Ministry of Transport (1945-49)
1016:Ships built in the Netherlands
344:, being sold to them in 1949.
137:NV Scheepswerke Gebroeders Pot
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189:General characteristics
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477:"MacAndrews & Co"
433:"MV Blue Fin (+1965)"
16:1945 Dutch cargo ship
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1041:Steamships of Spain
274:(MoWT) and renamed
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483:on 6 December 2011
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346:Empire Dove
338:Empire Dove
298:Description
277:Empire Dove
207:2,503
45:Empire Dove
1011:1945 ships
1005:Categories
935:Frank Knox
900:30 April:
792:Cedarville
745:Shipwrecks
694:Ocean ship
680:See also:
457:. Mariners
383:References
379:, France.
250:cargo ship
231:Propulsion
198:Cargo ship
954:USS
945:Amaryllis
933:USS
922:HMS
890:2 March:
690:Park ship
682:Fort ship
504:The Times
363:In 1964,
158:Completed
142:Laid down
59:(1964-65)
53:(1953-64)
47:(1949-53)
41:(1945-49)
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859:27 Dec:
849:17 Dec:
839:24 Nov:
832:Blue Fin
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809:18 Oct:
802:Janequeo
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773:13 Apr:
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365:Pozarica
354:Pozarica
350:Pozarica
332:for the
287:Blue Fin
282:Pozarica
242:Pozarica
150:Launched
90:Operator
57:Blue Fin
51:Pozarica
952:9 Sep:
942:7 Sep:
862:Sea Gem
783:7 May:
753:1 Jan:
324:History
204:Tonnage
134:Builder
28:History
956:AFDM-2
924:Tiptoe
812:Marlin
756:Catala
487:6 July
461:3 July
439:6 July
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342:London
330:Hermes
304:Bolnes
260:Bolnes
255:Hermes
215:Length
39:Hermes
893:K-159
852:Noemi
786:Kitak
665:Th–Ty
660:Ta–Te
655:Si–Sy
650:Sa–Sh
580:Co–Cy
575:Ca–Cl
66:Owner
992:1966
979:1964
966:K-33
489:2011
463:2011
441:2011
410:ISBN
223:Beam
194:Type
184:Sank
181:Fate
161:1949
153:1945
145:1940
33:Name
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