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African Express (1981/09)
  IMO: 6525791  
Details/Construction
Builder:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.Location:Nagasaki, JapanHull #:1620
Keel Layed:1965/05Launched:1965/10/11Commissioned:1965/12
Propulsion
As builtType:1 6-cylinder diesel engineOutput:13000 bhp (9562 kW) - 19.5 knots
Manufacturer:Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. - Nagasaki, Japan
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):160.99 m (528.2 ft)Gross Tonnage:9777
Length (lbp):150.02 m (492.2 ft)Net Tonnage:5836
Beam:23.04 m (75.6 ft)Dead Weight:12511
Depth:12.81 m (42.0 ft)Displacement:
Draft:9.3 m (30.5 ft) 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
Nippon Yusen Kaisha K.K. - Japan1965/121979/01
Ashaye Shipping Company - Panama1979/011981/01
African Express Shipping Company - Panama1981/011984/01
FleetFromUntil
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
Yamagata Maru1979/01
African Express1984/01
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
98315 Tokyo, Japan JIDT 1965/12 1979/01
9898-79A Panama City, Panama HOCF 1979/01 1984/01
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at an unknown yard in Shanghai, China
Arrival at Yard1984/01Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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