Difference between revisions of "HMT Dominion Monarch"
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Revision as of 01:16, 15 October 2020
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Dominion Monarch |
| Owner | Shaw Savill Line |
| Builder | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson; Wallsend-on-Tyne |
| Launched | 27 Jul 1938 |
| Completed | 30 Jan 1939 |
| In service | 17 Feb 1939 |
| Fate | broken up in Japan 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Quadruple Screw Motor Vessel - Cargo Liner |
| Tonnage | 27,155 tons |
| Length | 207.8m |
| Beam | 26.2m |
| Depth | 10.36m |
| Propulsion | Quadruple screws |
| Speed | 21.5 knots |
| Capacity | Crew 385; 3,556 troops |