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Historical
Statistics:
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Builder:
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John
Brown & Co. (Clydebank) Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Yard Number:
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Date of Build:
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1964
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Vessel Name:
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Centaur
Other Names:
Hai Long (1985)
Hai Dai (1986 - 1995)
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Type of Vessel:
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Passenger
/ Cargo ocean liner
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Date Launched:
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1964
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Launched by:
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Mrs Brand
The wife of the Western
Australian
Premier.
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Maiden Voyage:
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20th
January 1964 (delivery voyage)
Liverpool
to Singapore and Sydney
27th
May 1964 (official maiden voyage)
Fremantle
to Singapore via Port Swettenham (now known as Port Klang) and
Georgetown (now known as Penang)
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Final Commercial Voyage:
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1995
Shanghai
to Hong Kong
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Final Voyage:
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Hong Kong to Guangdong
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Location Scrapped:
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1995
Xinhui scrapyard, Guangdong, China
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Flag:
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British
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Port of Registry:
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Singapore, England, UK
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Original Owners / Operators:
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St
Helena Line Ltd / Andrew Weir Shipping Ltd
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Technical
Statistics:
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Length:
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480ft
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Breadth:
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66ft
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Draft:
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23ft
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Gross Registered Tonnage:
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8,262 tons
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Power:
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Twin
screw Burmeister
& Wain supercharged two stroke
diesels, each developing 9,250 hp at 180rpm driving driving twin screws
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Propulsion:
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Two
screws
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Maximum Speed:
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Service Speed:
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20
knots
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Passengers & Crew:
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190
one class passengers and 98 crew
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