MV London Statesman
MV London Statesman was a dry cargo ship built by Uddevallavarvet AB, Uddevalla in Sweden for London & Overseas Freighters (LOF). She was launched on 30 January 1963, completed on 26 June of that year and cost just over £1.3 million. LOF employed her on the tramp trade. On 10 July 1972 during the Vietnam War the London Statesman was unloading a cargo of rice at Nha Trang in South Vietnam when her engine room flooded and she sank by the stern. Sabotage by the Viet Cong was suspected. On 31 July she was refloated and towed to Singapore for repairs. She continued to trade with LOF until 1979.
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MV London Statesman
MV London Statesman was a dry cargo ship built by Uddevallavarvet AB, Uddevalla in Sweden for London & Overseas Freighters (LOF). She was launched on 30 January 1963, completed on 26 June of that year and cost just over £1.3 million. LOF employed her on the tramp trade. On 10 July 1972 during the Vietnam War the London Statesman was unloading a cargo of rice at Nha Trang in South Vietnam when her engine room flooded and she sank by the stern. Sabotage by the Viet Cong was suspected. On 31 July she was refloated and towed to Singapore for repairs. She continued to trade with LOF until 1979.
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MV London Statesman was a dry ...... ers declared her a total loss.
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ship launched
1963-01-30
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Damaged byExocetmissile in 1984
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717,492,796
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Ship identification
UK official number 304576
Ship notes
*sister ships:
*London Craftsman
*London Tradesman
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Ship propulsion
*8-cylinder Götaverken single-acting
*two-stroke diesel engine.
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*Agia Marina
*Olympiakos
*Skaros
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*6,196 net
*15,100 DWT
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MV London Statesman was a dry ...... to trade with LOF until 1979.
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MV London Statesman
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MV London Statesman (1963–79)
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