on Lake Victoria between Jinja, Mwanza, Musoma & Kisumu[1]
Builder
Yarrow Shipbuilders[1]
Yard number
2242[1]
Launched
1965[1]
In service
1966[2]
Fate
Transferred to Tanzania
History
Tanzania
Name
MV Umoja
Operator
Marine Services Company Limited
Port of registry
Mwanza
Acquired
1977
Status
in service
General characteristics
Type
train ferry[1]
Tonnage
1,180,[2]
1,599 GRT[3]
Length
91.75 m (301 ft)[3]
Beam
16.5 m (54.1 ft)[3]
Draught
3.96 m (13 ft)[3]
Installed power
1,480 hp (1,100 kW) V-8[2] diesel[1]
Propulsion
screw[1]
MV Umoja is a Lake Victoria ferry in East Africa. She is a train ferry that Marine Services Company Limited of Mwanza, Tanzania[3] operates between Jinja, Mwanza, Musoma and Kisumu.[1]Umoja means "unity" in Swahili. She has been involved in several accidents and is featured in a book by Paul Theroux.
^ abcdefghCameron, Stuart (2004). "Umoja (1965)". Clyde-built Database. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ abcAmin, Mohamed; Willetts, Duncan; Matheson, Alastair (1986). Railway Across The Equator: The Story of the East African Line. London: The Bodley Head. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-370-30774-7.
^ abcde"MV. Umoja". Vessels. Marine Services Company Limited. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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