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Philidora
s.s. "Philidora"
Company: "Shell Tanker BV"
Built in 1959 @ Bethlehem Steel USA
Deadweight: 50.125 ton
s.s. "Philidora" is one of the vessels of the "PH-class".
They were built during the cold war.
They were equipped for navigating in convoy and they had extra engine power for
navigating faster then 16 knots.
All cabins had a lot of beds so the ships could be used as a kind of troopship.
Every cabin had a plate, on this plate was stated how many people could sleep
inside.
The ships were long-time chartered to the US Government.
After some time the barbarian cabins were modified to the modern standards.
source: J. Water, The Netherlands
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