''M O P 223-C'' was a suction hopper dredger that was built in 1946 by William Simons & Co Ltd,

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, United Kingdom as ''Empire Forager'' for the

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(MoWT). She was sold in 1949 to the Argentinian Government and renamed ''M O P 229-C''. She was renamed ''La Descanisada'' later that year and then renamed ''M O P 223-C'' in 1958, serving until she was scrapped in 1976.

Description

The ship was

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( overall), with a beam of . She had a depth of and a draught of . She was assessed at , . The ship was propelled by two

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s, which each had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engines were built by William Simons & Co. Ltd. Each engine drove a single screw

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History

The ship was built in 1941 by William Simons & Co. Ltd.,

, United Kingdom. She was yard number 767. She was launched on 19 March 1946 and completed in April. Her port of registry was

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. The

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GKLN and United Kingdom

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169468 were allocated. ''Empire Forager'' was operated under the management of H. Abram Ltd. In 1949, ''Empire Forager'' was sold to the Argentinian Government and was renamed ''M O P 229-C''. Her port of registry was

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. She was operated by the Ministry of Public Works. Later that year, she was renamed ''La Descanisada''. She was renamed ''M O P 223-C'' in 1958. With the introduction of

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s in the 1960s, ''M O P 223-C'' was allocated the number 5215818. She served until 1976 when she was scrapped.

References

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