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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
VALIANT |
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NGA |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1957 |
14/02/1957 |
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Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Passenger
| Steel Screw Steamer |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
Yarrow & Co. Ltd., Glasgow |
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2118 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
310 grt / / 381 tons disp FL |
135 ft 3 in LOA |
29 ft |
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4 ft 3 in |
Engine builder |
, |
Engine detail |
2-Screws working in tunnels. 2 x T.Exp 3 cyl (6.5", 11" & 17.5 " x 17.5") 450 IHP giving 9 knots. 1- single ended cylindrical boiler. |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Government of Nigeria |
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Other names |
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Subsequent owner and registration history |
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Vessel history |
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Remarks |
Tunnel screw vessel. Built for the Governor-General of Nigeria, then following Independence in 1960 she became the Presidential Yacht. |
End year |
Fate / Status |
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Disposal Detail |
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VALIANT - On Trials
Image courtesy of : David S
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