MV Gloucester (1941)
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MV Gloucester (1941) was a cargo vessel operated by the New Zealand Shipping Company from 1941 to 1966. It was mainly intended to transport fruit from New Zealand to the United Kingdom.[1]
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Name | MV Gloucester (1941) |
Owner | 1941-1966: New Zealand Shipping Company |
Operator | 1941-1966: New Zealand Shipping Company |
Port of registry | |
Builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons |
Yard number | 575 |
Launched | 12 March 1941 |
Out of service | 1966 |
Fate | Scrapped 1966 in Kaohsiung |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 8,532 GRT |
Length | 450 ft (140 m) |
Beam | 60 ft (18 m) |
Speed | 15 Knots |
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