SS Lokoja Palm
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Lokoja Palm was a 7,369 GRT cargo steamship built by Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd, Low Walker,[1] in 1947. She was laid down as Empire Birdsay and launched as Zarian. In 1949 she was sold and renamed Lokoja Palm. Towards the end of her career she was sold and renamed Despina L and then Nova registered in Cyprus, being scrapped in December 1971 in Shanghai.
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Ordered | 1947 |
Builder | Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd, Low Walker |
Yard number | 21 |
Laid down | 1947 |
Launched | 15 August 1947 |
Completed | December 1947 |
Fate | Scrapped December 1971 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 7,369 GRT, 4,207 NRT |
Length | 447.9 feet (136.5 m) |
Beam | 56.4 feet (17.2 m) |
Draught | 24.2 feet (7.4 m) |
Propulsion | Hick, Hargreaves Triple expansion engine |
Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h) |
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