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Equipment - Lifebuoy, Marra Melbourne, 1955-1984
... was the Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd., Melbourne .
1,396 gross tons. Lbd... was the Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd., Melbourne .
1,396 gross tons. Lbd ...
Marra was a refrigerated cargo ship built by Ardrossan Dry Dock & Ship Building Co. in 1955.
The first owner was the Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd., Melbourne .
1,396 gross tons. Lbd: 233'2" x 37'8" x 14'9".
in May 1965 it was sold to the Australian Army and renamed AS3051 (John Monash) and provided a shuttle service from Australia to Vietnam transporting cargo for the Australian Task Force.
In September 1974, it was sold to unknown buyers however prior to that sale, she worked the West Australian coast being used on the Ord River Project under 'Stateships' perhaps under lease.
The Clydebuilt shipsite states she was renamed Asian Queen in 1976 , Arabian Victory in 1980 and finally Sea Rose in 1981.
The ship was scrapped in May 1984 at Gadani Beach, Pakistan. Lifebuoys are an essential piece of equipment on a ship. Because the name of the ships it belongs to is written on it is often the only memorabilia left from the ship when it is sent to scrapyard.Round buoy decorated in red and yellow sections with the word "Marra Melbourne" painted on the front. There is a rope that is strung through sections of the exterior.In black paint on the front of the buoy:
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