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Revision as of 02:11, 6 September 2022
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| History | |
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| Name | MV Merkur |
| Owner | Flensburg Steamship Company (1924-1933) |
| Builder | Frederick Krupp AG, Kiel |
| Launched | 1924 |
| Completed | 1924 |
| Fate | Sold to shipbreakers in 1954. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 5,952 tons |
| Length | 393.1 ft (119.8 m) |
| Beam | 51.9 ft (15.8 m) |
| Depth | Draught 25.3 ft (7.7 m) |
Remarks
Oriinally built as the MV Rio Bravo for Flensburg Steamship Company, she worked the South American passenger / cargo market until her owners went into bankruptcy when she was sold to North-German Lloyd (1933-1935) who changed her name to MV Mekur. In 1935 she was sold to Burns Philp & Company.
Merkur was requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy on 12 Dec 1942 as a victualling stores and suopply vessel.and operated in North Queensland and New Guinea waters with her civilian crew. She was returned to her owners in 1949.