Sank in December 1986, wreck located 51°28′N09°14′W / 51.467°N 9.233°W / 51.467; -9.233
General characteristics
Class and type
Bridge-class combination carrier
Tonnage
89,438 GT[1]
Length
294.2 m (965 ft 3 in)
Beam
44.3 m (145 ft 4 in)
Draft
18.44 m (60 ft 6 in)
Ice class
A1
Installed power
B&W 8K98FF
Propulsion
1 x propeller
Speed
15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Crew
28
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^"Irish Wrecks On-Line". MV Kowloon Bridge. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
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