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Owned by Rogers & Co, the Mauritius was laid up in the port when I spotted her in 1986. Unfortunately the weather went wonky shortly after this so I got no other pics of her. Scanned from a slide.Related content
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A very "strange" looking ship - the stacks make me think she was used for "processing" works - but the only thing she could be processing in the India Ocean would be fish - and you do not need stacks for that....
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If I remember right she was used for cargo/passenger carrying between the Indian Ocean Islands and probably carried livestock too which could explain the strange gear. She is really a a mixed usage vessel that probably catered for any sort of cargo. Unfortunately she has been somewhat neglected in history but I am going to relook her and see if I can dig anything else up about her.
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Makes sense - mixed cargo can really mean anything....
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Jeez, she is a rare bird indeed, 1955 completed by J.L.Meyer, Papenburg for Colonial Steamships Co. Ltd., Rogers + Co, Port Louis, 2.092GRT, 2.300tdw, 1.650bhp 4SA 8Cy. Deutz, 11.5kn, 142 passengers,
Location: River Ems, sea trails or delivery voyage, 1955. IMO 5229833. Built to operate Ceylon, Mauritius, Madagascar and South Africa.
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Mixed cargo, Indian Ocean, "tramp steamer" plus.... Thanks for the info - I am sure a voyage on her would have been an "experience"
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