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Hand-tinted photograph of steam collier 'Ajasa' under way
AJASA
Hand-tinted photograph of steam collier 'Ajasa' under way
Hand-tinted photograph of steam collier 'Ajasa' under way

AJASA

Shipbuilder (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Owner (Lagos, Nigeria)
Date10 June 1953
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 330' x breadth 46' x depth 21'
Gross Tonnage: 3262 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002523
About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 831

Fate: unknown

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel (collier), 1 deck, quarterdeck 216’, bridge deck 43’, forecastle 31’, machinery aft, cruiser stern.

Owners:
1951: Crown Agent for the Colonies, for the Government of Nigeria

Notes:
Launch sponsor, Lady Downie, wife of Sir Harold F. Downie, one of the Crown Agents. Ajasa was built for 'the Crown Agents for the Colonies on behalf of the Nigerian Government [...] will be engaged in the carriage of coal for the Nigerian railways.'
(Burntisland Ship-Group Journal, vol. 23, (1953), p. 14)
Triple expansion engines with 20", 35" and 59" cylinders, 39" stroke, by Hall Russell, 3 single ended boilers.
Image Not Available for NEW GAMECOCK
NEW GAMECOCK
Alexander HALL & Co.
1 March 1930
Image Not Available for EM.3/Nigeria 9318. Ship No. 831. Hull and Machinery Specifications of a Steam Collier
EM.3/Nigeria 9318. Ship No. 831. Hull and Machinery Specifications of a Steam Collier
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
1951
NINEVEH
NINEVEH
Walter Hood & Co.
March 1864
MARTHA BIRNIE
MARTHA BIRNIE
DUTHIE
May 1863
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ENUGU
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
19 August 1948
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JERUSALEM
Walter Hood & Co.
April 1867
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DABULAMANZI
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
1882
PERICLES
PERICLES
Walter Hood & Co.
16 July 1877
Image Not Available for Ship No.870, Hull & Electrical Specifications of a Diesel Collier
Ship No.870, Hull & Electrical Specifications of a Diesel Collier
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
1959
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Ship No. 870, Machinery Specification of a Diesel Collier
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
1959
Image Not Available for THOMAS ARBUTHNOT
THOMAS ARBUTHNOT
Alexander HALL & Co.
April 1841
NORVAL
NORVAL
DUTHIE
1818
ALFRED
ALFRED
June 1827
STRATHBLAIR
STRATHBLAIR
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
21 August 1930
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MATIN
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
1873
AURORA
AURORA
Catto & Co.
April 1816
ABERDOUR
ABERDOUR
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
1883
ALEXANDER DUTHIE
ALEXANDER DUTHIE
DUTHIE
April 1867
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MARY BLAIR
DUTHIE
October 1870
ABOYNE
ABOYNE
1908
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EARL OF ZETLAND
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
20 May 1939
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THOMAS LEEDS
Admiralty
September 1919
GLENESK
GLENESK
John Lewis & Sons
21 October 1971
Image Not Available for QUEBEC PACKET
QUEBEC PACKET
Nicol Reid & Co.
10 April 1822