SS Uganda (1952)
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SS Uganda was a British steamship that had a varied and notable career. She was built in 1952 as a passenger liner, and successively served as a cruise ship, hospital ship, troop ship and stores ship. She was laid up in 1985 and scrapped in 1992.
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Uganda in Helsinki's South Harbour in the early 1980s | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name |
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Namesake | Uganda |
Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry | London |
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Builder | Barclay Curle & Co, Glasgow |
Yard number | 720 |
Launched | 15 January 1952 |
Maiden voyage | 2 August 1952 |
Out of service | 25 April 1985 |
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Honours and awards | Falkland Islands, 1982 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1992 |
General characteristics | |
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Tonnage | |
Length | |
Beam | 71.4 feet (21.8 m) |
Draught | 25 feet 3+1⁄2 inches (7.709 m) |
Depth | 35.0 feet (10.7 m) |
Installed power | 12,300 shp |
Propulsion | 2 × steam turbines, twin propellers |
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Capacity |
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Crew | 287 |
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