MV Nottingham (1949)

History
Name: MV Nottingham (1949)
Owner: 1950-1971: Federal Steam Navigation Company
Operator: 1950-1971: Federal Steam Navigation Company
Port of registry: United Kingdom
Builder: John Brown & Company
Yard number: 653
Launched: 22 December 1949
Out of service: 1971
Fate: Scrapped in Taiwan
General characteristics
Tonnage: 6,689 GT
Length: 480 ft (150 m)
Beam: 61 ft (19 m)
Draught: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed: 15 Knots

MV Nottingham (1949) was a cargo vessel operated by the Federal Steam Navigation Company from 1950 to 1971,[1] used mostly for carrying fruit from New Zealand to the United Kingdom. [2]

References

  1. The Histories of The New Zealand Shipping Company Limited and The Federal Steam Navigation Company Limited and their Subsidiaries, Laxon, Farquhar, Kirby and Perry. World Ship Society England. 1997
  2. Fruit trades world directory. H. F. Tysser. 1972
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