MV Cambria (1949)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: |
1949-1976: MV Cambria 1976-1980 Altaif 1980-1981 Al Taif |
| Owner: |
1949-1968: British Transport Commission 1962-1976: British Rail 1976-1981: Orri Navigation Company |
| Operator: |
1949-1968: British Transport Commission 1962-1976: British Rail 1976-1981: Orri Navigation Company |
| Port of registry: |
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| Route: | 1949-1976: Holyhead - Dun Laoghaire |
| Builder: | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Yard number: | 1368 |
| Launched: | 1948 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1949 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 5059020 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 4,972 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 379.5 ft (115.7 m) |
| Beam: | 54.2 ft (16.5 m) |
| Draught: | 27.5 ft (8.4 m) |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
MV Cambria was a twin screw motor vessel operated by the British Transport Commission from 1948 to 1962 and British Rail from 1962 to 1976.[1]
History
She was built by Harland and Wolff of Belfast, launched in 1948 for the British Transport Commission and started service in 1949. She replaced a 1920 vessel of the same name, the twin screw steamer Cambria.
In 1951 she was fitted with Denny-Brown stabilisers. In 1964–65 they were refurbished with airline style seating. Some cabins and staterooms were removed and replaced with second-class lounges, and a cafeteria. The screened areas were extended to provide further covered seating, and the first and second class smokerooms were converted into a tea lounge.
She was sold in 1976 to the Orri Navigation Company in Saudi Arabia and became the Altaif.[2]