Ripon 1956
Where are the mates going to live now?
Ripon 1956
10731 tons and 15300 dwt
Length 153.9 and 146.3 LPP x 21.1m
(L 505 feet 1 in B 69 feet D 28 feet 11 in)
Motorship 4cyl Doxford 2SCSA 4500bhp bore 670mm and stroke 2320mm
2x scotch oil fired boilers
Compound steam generators (Belliss and Morcom)
All steam auxiliaries including steering gear, compressors and all pumps.
12 kts
Yard No 1085
1972 May sold to Naviera Letasa Sa and converted into a floating crane pontoon at Santander, Spain and used as a hulk for lightening coal carrying ships at Santurce.
This web site www.buques.org shows Ripon converted to a crane barge