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MV Serengeti

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History
TanzaniaTanzania
NameMV Serengeti
NamesakeSerengeti
OperatorMarine Services Company Limited
Completed1988[1]
HomeportMwanza, Tanzania
General characteristics
Typepassenger and cargo ship
Tonnage975 GT[1]
Length55.6 m (182 ft)[1]
Beam11.7 m (38 ft)[1]
Draught2.76 m (9 ft 1 in)[1]
Rampsbow[1]
Propulsiondiesel
Capacity
  • 593 passengers[1]
  • 350 tons cargo[1]

MV Serengeti is a Lake Victoria passenger and cargo ship operated by the Marine Services Company Limited of Mwanza, Tanzania.

Serengeti has a ramp in her bow for road vehicle access.[1] In design she is a vehicular and passenger ferry, but MSC operates her in tramp trade.[1]

She was built in 1988 for the Tanzania Railways Corporation Marine Division. In 1997 the Marine Division became a separate company, Marine Services Company Ltd.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "MV. Serengeti". Vessels. Marine Services Company Limited. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
  2. ^ "Home". Marine Services Company Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.