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Created: 2023-11-25 11:28:17 AM
Last Edited: 2024-11-29 10:05:48 PM




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City of Colombo (1975/06/16)
  IMO: 5073600  
Details/Construction
Builder:Barclay, Curle & Company, Ltd.Location:Whiteinch, EnglandHull #:734
Keel Layed:Launched:1955/10/07Commissioned:1956/02
Propulsion
As builtType:1 Doxford 6-cylinder diesel engineOutput:8500 bhp (6341 kW) - 15.5 knots
Manufacturer:Barclay, Curle & Company Ltd. - Glasgow, Scotland
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):154.62 m (507.3 ft)Gross Tonnage:7739
Length (lbp):143.26 m (470.0 ft)Net Tonnage:4056
Beam:20.05 m (65.8 ft)Dead Weight:10838
Depth:12.81 m (42.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft:8.643 m (28.4 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Ellerman Lines Ltd. - EnglandEllerman City Liners - England1956/021977/12
Ben Line Steamers Ltd. - ScotlandWilliam Thompson & Company1977/121979/03
FleetFromUntil
Ellerman Lines - Liverpool, United Kingdom1956/021977/12
Ben Line Steamers - England1977/121979/03
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
City of Colombo1977/12
Benmohr1979/03
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
UK 185034 Glasgow, Scotland GTQJ 1956/02 1977/12
UK 185034 Leith, Scotland GTQJ 1977/12 1979/03
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan by the Yuen Steel Enterprise Company
Arrival at Yard1979/03/09Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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