MV Nottingham (1949)

History
Name: MV Nottingham (1949)
Owner: 1950-1971: Federal Steam Navigation Company
Operator: 1950-1971: Federal Steam Navigation Company
Port of registry: United Kingdom
Builder: John Brown & Company
Yard number: 653
Launched: 22 December 1949
Out of service: 1971
Fate: Scrapped in Taiwan
General characteristics
Tonnage: 6,689 GT
Length: 480 ft (150 m)
Beam: 61 ft (19 m)
Draught: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed: 15 Knots

MV Nottingham (1949) was a cargo vessel operated by the Federal Steam Navigation Company from 1950 to 1971,[1] used mostly for carrying fruit from New Zealand to the United Kingdom. [2]

References

  1. ↑ The Histories of The New Zealand Shipping Company Limited and The Federal Steam Navigation Company Limited and their Subsidiaries, Laxon, Farquhar, Kirby and Perry. World Ship Society England. 1997
  2. ↑ Fruit trades world directory. H. F. Tysser. 1972
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