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MV Victoria anchored in Bukoba, Tanzania in 2012
History
Kenya Colony
NameRMS Victoria
Port of registryKisumu
Routearound Lake Victoria
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders[1]
Yard number2165[1]
Launched1959 (Paisley);[1] 1960 (Kisumu)
Completed1961[1]
History
Kenya, Uganda
NameMV Victoria
Port of registryKisumu
FateTransferred to Tanzania
History
Tanzania
NameMV Victoria
OperatorMarine Services Company Limited
Port of registryMwanza
Acquired1977
Statusin service
General characteristics
Typeferry[1]
Tonnage1,599 GRT[2]
Length79.6 m (261 ft)[2]
Beam12.5 m (41 ft)[2]
Draught3.96 m (13.0 ft)[2]
Installed powerdiesel[1]
Propulsiontwin screw[3]
Capacity
  • originally 230 passengers & 200 tons of cargo;[3]
  • now 1,200 passengers & 200 tons of cargo[2]

MV Victoria is a Lake Victoria ferry operated by the Marine Services Company Limited of Tanzania.[2] Until Kenyan independence from the United Kingdom in 1963 she was the Royal Mail Ship RMS Victoria.[4]

History

Yarrow Shipbuilders at Scotstoun, Glasgow built Victoria in 1960.[5] She was then "knocked down" and exported to Mombasa in 1,500 crates[3] and reassembled at Kisumu[4] on Lake Victoria for the East African Railways and Harbours Corporation (EAR&H) in 1961.[6] When the ship was commissioned Elizabeth II granted her the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) designation: the only EAR&H ship to receive this distinction.[4]

When commissioned in 1961, Victoria had capacity for 230 passengers and 200 tons of freight[3] and had refrigeration for perishable cargo.[7] She took over the EAR&H's circular service around the ports of Lake Victoria, halving the total journey time to two and a half days[3] which enabled her to serve all ports on the lake twice a week. EAR&H accordingly introduced new fares for passengers and rates for different classes of freight on her.[7]

In 1977 EAR&H was divided between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and Victoria was transferred to the new Tanzania Railways Corporation. In 1997 TRC's inland shipping division became a separate company, the Marine Services Company Ltd.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cameron, Stuart; Strathdee, Paul. "Victoria". Clyde-built Database. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "MV. Victoria". Vessels. Marine Services Company Limited. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Kenya". Internet Archive. Internet Archive. 1961. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  4. ^ a b c McCrow, Malcolm. "Marine Services". East African Railways and Harbours. Malcolm McCrow. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  5. ^ Brown, D.C. (1960). "Check Point". IMechE Proceedings. 50. Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
  6. ^ von Kienlin, Markus (2007-12-17). "RMS Victoria". Katalog. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Eisenbahngeschichte. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  7. ^ a b "Gazette Notice No 3467; East Africa Railways & Harbours; Amendments to Tariff Book No 3". Kenya Gazette. Vol. LXIII. 1961-07-18. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  8. ^ "Home". Marine Services Company Limited. Retrieved 2011-06-26.

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