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NARCISSUS

Shipbuildervessel built by John Lewis & Sons (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1907 - 1976)

Shipownervessel built for Admiralty

Date1941

Object NameCORVETTE

MediumSTEEL

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 192'9" x breadth 33'2" x depth 16'4"
860 tons

Object numberABDSHIP000100

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Lewis & Sons.
Yard Number: 154
Subsequent Names: ESTE (1946), PLANETA (1960).

Fate: Wrecked off Brazilian coast in latitude 15 50 2S., longitude 38 52 5W., in dense fog, 27th June 1969.

Propulsion: Steam
Description: Flower Class Corvette (K74).

Owners:
1941: Royal Navy.
1946: Soc. Anon. Maritime et Commerciale, Panama.
1954: Navegacac Rio Grandense Ltda, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
1960: Diogo & Cia. Ltda, of Santos, Brazil.

General History:
09/09/1940: Laid down.
29/03/1941: Launched.
14/07/1941: Full power trial in Torry Dock.
17/07/1941: Commissioned.

Note: Engine number 231, boilers by Rowan, Glasgow.
Refitted as a motor cargo vessel in 1946.