Portuguese liner MOÇAMBIQUE (2), imo 5238420/167m/12,976gt/twin screw/17kn/ pax 749/ crew 213; 10/1949 by Swan, Hunter & W. Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for Companhia Nacional de Navegação, Lisbon, for its Lisbon / Mozambique service; 1972 Due amalgamation of Sociedade Geral with CNN, her funnel was painted with new colours: 28/05/1972 while homebound at 50 n. miles SW Lisbon had a collision with the Italian tanker PETROSALVE; She made some cruising and in the 60s few trooping voyages to the Portuguese territories of Africa; Meanwhile she was laid up in the Tagus estuary and on the 29/09/1972 arrived Kaohsiung for breaking up. Sister-ship Angola (4).
Seen Lisbon 1968.
Author Unknown . collection Nuno Bartolomeu, Almada |
Rui Amaro
