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Name: DUQUESA
Type: Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Launched: 07/03/1947
Completed: 03/1948
Builder: R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd
Yard: Hebburn
Yard Number: 691
Dimensions: 11007grt, 6564nrt, 479.0 x 65.75 x 31.0 ft
Engines: 2 x steam turbines, DR geared
Engines by: R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 182978
History:
03/1948 Furness-Houlder Argentine Lines Ltd, London
1968 Royal Mail Lines Ltd, London
14/08/1969 Broken up
Comments: 03/1948: When delivered she had the largest refrigerated capacity in the World
14/08/1969: Arrived at La Spezia for breaking up by Terrestre Marittima SpA


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