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Blue Star's M.V. "Crouch" | ||
| Built: | Boele's Scheepswerven & Machinefabriek N.V., Bolnes, Holland | ||
| ON: | 308171 | ||
| Dimensions: | 55.94 x 8.79 x 3.341 metres | ||
| Tonnage: | Gross: 500 Net: 289 | ||
| Propulsion: | 6-Cyl 4 S.C.S.A. oil engine of 530 bhp by Blackstone & Co. Ltd., Stamford | ||
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Liner | ||
| Launched: | 19/4/1966 (Yard No. 1024) as Crouch for Blue Star Line Ltd. | ||
| Completed: | 05/1966 G. T. Gillie & Blair Ltd., Newcastle appointed managers | ||
| Sold: | 1971 to Mardorf, Peach & Co. Ltd., London and renamed Camilla Weston. Management remained unchanged | ||
| Transferred: | 1976 to Weston Shipping | ||
| Transferred: | 1977 to Mardorf, Peach & Co. Ltd | ||
| Sank: | 15/2/1984 off Happisburgh in a position 52.57N 01.35E after being in collision with the Larissasee, while at anchor in fog. She was on a voyage from Tilbury to Leith with a cargo of grain. | ||
| Sister ship: | Deben | ||
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| Crouch - Millbay Dock, Plymouth - Photograph © Ron Baker | |||
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| Crouch - Photograph © A. Duncan | |||
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