SS Monrovia
French cargo ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monrovia was a 7,067 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1943 by Lithgows Ltd, Glasgow, United Kingdom as Empire Falstaff for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1945, she was transferred to the French Government and renamed Commandant Mantelet. She was sold into merchant service in 1950 and renamed Commandant le Bilboul. In 1954, she was sold to a Liberian company and renamed Monrovia, serving until 1959 when she was in collision with another ship in Lake Huron, United States and sank.
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Builder | Lithgows Ltd |
Yard number | 981 |
Launched | 8 April 1943 |
Completed | May 1943 |
Maiden voyage | 25 June 1943 |
Out of service | 26 May 1959 |
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Fate | Rammed and sunk |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 432 ft 7 in (131.85 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m) |
Draught | 26 ft 3 in (8.00 m) |
Depth | 34 ft 2 in (10.41 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine, single screw propeller |
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