Port Pirie 1947

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Name:	PORT PIRIE
Type:	Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Launched:	29/05/1946
Completed:	01/1947
Builder:	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard:	Wallsend
Yard Number:	1741
Dimensions:	10561grt, 6163nrt, 529.0 x 68.4 x 30.2ft
Engines:	2 x Oil engines, 2SCSA, Doxford type, 5cyl (670 x 2320mm), 2130hp
Engines by:	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Propulsion:	2 x Screws, 16.0knots
Reg Number:	181562
History:
22/01/1947	Port Line Ltd, London
02/07/1972	Broken up

Comments:	02/07/1972: Arrived at Castellon for breaking up by Manuel Varela Davalillo