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Townsville Trader IMO 7004794
TOWNSVILLE TRADER
Australian - ANL shipping Co. Built 1970 - 1884 IMO 7004794 6,326 gross tons, 2,961 net. 4,422 dwt. Lbd: 448'5" x 70'7" x 20'3". Vehicle Deck Vessel built and completed May 1970 by Evan Deakin & Co., Pty Ltd., Brisbane for this concern. Twin screw, diesel engine making 17.5 knots. A radical ship design where Officers and crew were well accomodated, and multi-purpose features for vehicle and container carrying design were all incorporated. A shallow draught allowed for smaller ports to be on the itinerary. Sistership to Brisbane Trader and Sydney Trader. Broken up at Kaohsiung from 18 November 1984 Photo Credits: passed on by a friend Cheers and GB Gordy |
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Townsville trader
You can see her here in the Wagglen Drydock in Melbourne.
Dock no longer exists! photographer unknown Jan |
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