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Rigon
Taken by Bo Bergengard, www.shipspotting.com
Built
1949
LR No.
5368366
Gross
376
Deadweight
204
Dimensions
48.06m x 8.39m
Registered
Port Moresby
First Arrival
7 July 1978
Last Sailing
20 February 1979
Names
Arnhem
Jan Koop
Trigon
Rigon
Years
1949-57
1957
1958-68
1968-80

Built in Foxhol, she was powered by a 360hp six cylinder diesel engine, producing a service speed of 9.5 knots.

Until 1968, she enjoyed Dutch ownership. Swedish owners utilised her services until 1977, when she was purchased by Pacific Line Pty Ltd of Port Moresby.

She had quite a few issues on her delivery voyage to Auckland in December 1977, with damage to her drive shaft generator among many things which required a three-month stay in Genoa while repairs were undertaken.

She was then put out of action for a month in mid-May 1978 when a local vessel accidentally dragged her while anchored at Thursday Island, prompting a gear chain between the main engine and bridge control regulator to break.

She was broken up in Hong Kong in July 1980.


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