Statistics
       
RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                                   T.S.M.V. MOONTA 1931

 

Historical Statistics:

 

 

Builder:

Burmeister & Wain shipyard, Copenhagen, Denmark

Yard Number:

 

Date of Build:

1931

Vessel Name:

 Moonta

Other Names:

Lydia

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / Cargo ocean liner

Date Launched:

1931

Launched by:

 

Maiden Voyage:

Final Commercial Voyage:

 

Final Voyage:

Marseilles to Le Barcares

Fate:

 Preserved as Casino Le Lydia.

Today she is a landlocked (in sand) casino and restaurant ship at the seaside resort of Le Barcares in the Langedoc-Rousillion region of the South of France.


 

Flag:

Australian

Port of Registry:

Adelaide, Australia

Original Owners / Operators:

The Adelaide Steamship Company

 

 

Technical Statistics:

 

 

Length:

298ft

Breadth:

 44ft

Draft:


Gross Registered Tonnage:

 2,696 tons

Power:

Burmeister & Wain diesels driving a single screw

Propulsion:

One screw

Maximum Speed:

 

Service Speed:

13 knots

Passengers & Crew:

140 berthed passengers


 

 









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