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ENUGU

Shipbuildervessel built by Hall, Russell & Company, Limited (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)

Owner Government of Nigeria (Lagos, Nigeria)

Date19 August 1948

Object NameCARGO VESSEL

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 324 5/6' x breadth 45 5/6' x depth 21 1/12'
Gross Tonnage: 3028 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002497

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 802

Fate: Ran aground at the mouth of the Niger River, near Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 25 June 1955.
(Source: www.wrecksite.eu)

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel, 1 deck, quarterdeck 203', forecastle 33', machinery aft, cruiser stern.

Owners:
1948: Crown Agents for the Colonies (Nigeria), registered at Lagos, Nigeria.

Notes:
Vessel named by Mrs W.L. Watson
(Source: Burntisland and Hall Russel Shipyard Journals)

Lost 1955-56 'The TAWAFA BALEWA succeeds the Hall Russell built AJASA recently sold by the Nigerian Government, which in turn replaced the Hall Russell-built ENUGA [sic] lost some years ago'
(Source: Burntisland Shipbuilding Journal, vol. 26, no. 4, p. 104)