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OAS platform Detail for AFRICANA I
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| platforms_id: | 6777 |
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| Title: | |
| Name: | AFRICANA I |
| ICES Code: | 91AE |
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| Countries: | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Comments: | Built c. 1930 in Aberdeen, Scotland for the Union Government of South Africa as a fisheries research vessel. Requisitioned in September 1939 by the South African Naval Forces and converted to a minesweeper (HMSAS Africana). Returned to South African Department of Sea Fisheries in April 1947, and sold to a private owner in 1950. Remained afloat as a fishing vessel until 1965. Sources: Cape Times, "Port Pourri" column by Brian Ingpen, 23 April 2008. URL: http://www.capeports.co.za/archive_2008.html The Aberdeen-built ships Project: http://www.aberdeenships.com/single.asp?index=101453 http://www.museumstuff.com/learn/topics/HMSAS_Africana |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 3 |
| Keydate: | 2003-03-25 00:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2022-07-06 17:51:06+00 |