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RND68M two-stroke diesel engine, made under licence by
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103:General characteristics
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253:Description
223:, built by
53:Preceded by
529:Ship types
523:Categories
432:References
376:April 1981
352:IMO Number
221:cargo ship
183:Propulsion
112:Cargo ship
355:Delivered
229:Southwick
71:Completed
66:1980–1981
43:Operators
404:Pakistan
300:derricks
293:McGregor
199:Capacity
95:Scrapped
33:Builders
419:8000185
392:8000173
373:8000161
263:Karachi
118:Tonnage
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483:Ayubia
412:Ayubia
385:Kaghan
365:Murree
323:Ayubia
311:Sulzer
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281:Ayubia
277:Murree
246:Ayubia
240:Kaghan
234:Murree
176:Sulzer
133:Length
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217:SD 18
213:SD-18
191:Speed
164:Depth
156:Draft
63:Built
19:SD18
506:ISBN
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422:1981
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346:Name
283:and
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243:and
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148:Beam
108:Type
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