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Created: 2023-09-11 8:59:30 PM
Last Edited: 2023-09-11 9:30:54 PM




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Mormacwave (1977/03/19)
  IMO: 5386540  
Details/Construction
Builder:Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock CompanyLocation:Newport News, Virginia, USAHull #:553
Design:C4-S-1u
Keel Layed:1961/05/29Launched:1961/12/15Commissioned:1962/06/26
Propulsion
As builtType:2 steam turbine enginesOutput:17500 ship (13055 kW) - 20 knots
Manufacturer:Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company - Newport News, Virginia, USA
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):172.22 m (565.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:12691
Length (lbp):160.94 m (528.0 ft)Net Tonnage:8130
Beam:23.22 m (76.2 ft)Dead Weight:14591
Depth:13.57 m (44.5 ft)Displacement:
Draft:9.63 m (31.6 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
States Steamship Company - USA1962/06/261977/01
Moore-McCormack Lines Inc. - USA1977/011986/12
United States Government - USA1986/122004/12
FleetFromUntil
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Washington1977/01
Mormacwave2004/12
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 296632 San Francisco, California, United States WMRJ 1962/06/26 1977/01
US 296632 New York, NY, United States WMRJ 1977/01 1986/12
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Brownsville, Texas by Esco Marine
Arrival at Yard2004/12Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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