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| shipname = SS Vito | | shipname = SS Vito | ||
| − | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen |
| shipbuilder = Gothenburg | | shipbuilder = Gothenburg | ||
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| shipcompleted = 1937 | | shipcompleted = 1937 | ||
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| − | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 1978 |
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| shipID = LJIU | | shipID = LJIU | ||
| − | | shipfate = | + | | shipfate = Broken up for scrap |
| shiptype = cargo vessel | | shiptype = cargo vessel | ||
| shiptonnage = 5,181 tons | | shiptonnage = 5,181 tons | ||
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| + | WW 2 Merchant Ship Movement Records maintained by the Australian Navy <ref>https://www.navy.gov.au/media-room/publications/wwii-merchant-ship-movement-records-australia File No. 62</ref> indicate that as early as June 1940 the SS Vito was carrying cargoes between Australian ports and the islands north of Australia including Singapore, with occasional trips as far field as Aden and to the west coast of the United States of America. | ||
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===Rabaul New Britain - Brisbane 11 - 16 Jan 1946=== | ===Rabaul New Britain - Brisbane 11 - 16 Jan 1946=== | ||
* [[Frederick Arnold Griffiths]] | * [[Frederick Arnold Griffiths]] | ||
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[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 24 September 2020
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Vito |
| Owner | Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen |
| Builder | Gothenburg |
| Completed | 1937 |
| In service | 1937 |
| Out of service | 1978 |
| Fate | Broken up for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo vessel |
| Tonnage | 5,181 tons |
| Speed | 13.5 knots |
Remarks
WW 2 Merchant Ship Movement Records maintained by the Australian Navy [1] indicate that as early as June 1940 the SS Vito was carrying cargoes between Australian ports and the islands north of Australia including Singapore, with occasional trips as far field as Aden and to the west coast of the United States of America.