MS_Agamemnon Knowpia

History
Netherlands
Name	Agamemnon (1947-1966); Sincere (1966-1969);
Owner	Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij
Builder	William Hamilton & Co., Port Glasgow
Yard number	471
Launched	11 December 1946
Completed	June 1947
Identification	IMO number: 5004520
Fate	Sank, 29 June 1969
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	2,515 GRT; 981 NRT; 3,357 DWT;
Length	349 ft (106 m)
Beam	48 ft (15 m)
Draught	20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion	5-cylinder oil-fired Doxford engine, 3,200 bhp (2,386 kW)
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

M/V Agamemnon was a Dutch general cargo vessel built by William Hamilton and Company of Port Glasgow, Scotland. She was launched on 11 December 1946, and completed in June 1947. She was renamed Sincere in 1966. The ship caught fire and foundered on 29 June 1969 off Bunguran Island, Indonesia.

References edit

^ "Agamemnon". shipspotting.com. 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
^ "M/V AGAMEMNON". Clyde-built Ship Database. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

3°28′N 105°24′E / 3.467°N 105.400°E / 3.467; 105.400

History

Netherlands
Name	Agamemnon (1947-1966) Sincere (1966-1969)
Owner	Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij
Builder	William Hamilton & Co., Port Glasgow
Yard number	471
Launched	11 December 1946
Completed	June 1947
Identification	IMO number: 5004520^[1]
Fate	Sank, 29 June 1969
General characteristics ^[2]
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	2,515 GRT 981 NRT 3,357 DWT
Length	349 ft (106 m)
Beam	48 ft (15 m)
Draught	20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion	5-cylinder oil-fired Doxford engine, 3,200 bhp (2,386 kW)
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)