WINGA
Shipbuildervessel built by
Alexander HALL & Co.
(Footdee, Aberdeen)
Date7 August 1956
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 296' 1" x breadth 44' 4" x depth 17'
Gross Tonnage: 2234 tons
Overall: 27 5/6 x 44 1/12 x 276ft
Gross Tonnage: 2234 tons
Overall: 27 5/6 x 44 1/12 x 276ft
Object numberABDSHIP001636
Keywords
Yard Number: 750
Official Number: 300168
Subsequent Name: RADIANT (1967)
Fate: Sank in port in 1979 following a collision on Feb. 1978. (Port unknown collision, no detail of other ship or harbour.)
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel, 1deck, part electric welded, raised quarter-deck type built for the Baltic Timber Trade
Owners:
1957: Clydeside Shipowners Ltd. (Glen & Co.)
1967: Ambassador Steamships Private Ltd. Bombay.
1967: Collins Line Private Ltd. Cochin.
Notes: Launched 7 August 1956 sponsor Mrs Grace Barras.
'Special consideration has been given to providing clear hold and deck space for the carriage of timber cargoes.'
Accommodation for 31 persons. Propelled by Christiansen and Meyer steam engines, steam provided by 2 oil-fired scotch boilers.
(Burntisland Group Journal, Vol. 25 no. 1, October 1956, pp. 25-26)
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