''M O P 223-C'' was a suction hopper dredger that was built in 1946 by William Simons & Co Ltd, Renfrew, United Kingdom as ''Empire Forager'' for the

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(MoWT). She was sold in 1949 to the Argentinian Government and renamed ''M O P 229-C''. She was renamed ''La Descanisada'' later that year and then renamed ''M O P 223-C'' in 1958, serving until she was scrapped in 1976.

Description

The ship was

between perpendiculars Length between perpendiculars (often abbreviated as p/p, p.p., pp, LPP, LBP or Length BPP) is the length of a ship along the summer load line from the forward surface of the stem, or main bow perpendicular member, to the after surface of the ster ...

( overall), with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at , . The ship was propelled by two

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s, which each had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engines were built by William Simons & Co. Ltd. Each engine drove a single screw propeller.

History

The ship was built in 1941 by William Simons & Co. Ltd., Renfrew, United Kingdom. She was yard number 767. She was launched on 19 March 1946 and completed in April. Her port of registry was Greenock. The Code Letters GKLN and United Kingdom Official Number 169468 were allocated. ''Empire Forager'' was operated under the management of H. Abram Ltd. In 1949, ''Empire Forager'' was sold to the Argentinian Government and was renamed ''M O P 229-C''. Her port of registry was

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. She was operated by the Ministry of Public Works. Later that year, she was renamed ''La Descanisada''. She was renamed ''M O P 223-C'' in 1958. With the introduction of

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s in the 1960s, ''M O P 223-C'' was allocated the number 5215818. She served until 1976 when she was scrapped.

References

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