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SALVIA
SALVIA
SALVIA

SALVIA

Shipbuilder (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date21 September 1972
Object NameFISHING VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 200' x breadth 38' 7" x depth 13' 5"
gross tonnage: 802 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002642
About MeYard: Hall, Russell & Co.
Yard Number: 958

Fate: Caught fire, followed by explosion in LAT. 19.55S, LONG 11.48E on 03/05/1997. Fire extinguished same day, subsequently foundering in LAT. 19.49S, LONG 11.32E on 5 May 1997.

Propulsion: Motor
Description: Freezer stern trawler, 2 decks, machinery aft.

Owners:
1973: Irvin & Johnson, Cape Town, South Africa

Notes:
Launched 20 September 1972 named by Mrs R. L. Herson, wife of the director of the South African company. Sister ship to GODETIA.
4 SA 8 cylinder (318x368 mm), geared engine producing 1343 kW, 1800 bhp, by Ruston Paxman Diesels Ltd; 3 generators; controllable pitch propeller.

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