| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | MV Umoja |
| Port of registry | Kisumu |
| Route | on Lake Victoria between Jinja, Mwanza, Musoma & Kisumu[1] |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders[1] |
| Yard number | 2242[1] |
| Launched | 1965[1] |
| In service | 1966[2] |
| Fate | Transferred to Tanzania |
| History | |
 Tanzania | |
| Name | MV Umoja |
| Operator | Marine Services Company Limited |
| Port of registry | Mwanza |
| Acquired | 1977 |
| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | train ferry[1] |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 91.75 m (301 ft)[3] |
| Beam | 16.5 m (54.1 ft)[3] |
| Draught | 3.96 m (13 ft)[3] |
| Installed power | 1,480 hp (1,100 kW) V-8[2] diesel[1] |
| Propulsion | screw[1] |
MV Umoja is a Lake Victoria ferry in East Africa. She is a train ferry that Marine Services Company Limited of Mwanza, Tanzania[3] operates between Jinja, Mwanza, Musoma and Kisumu.[1] Umoja means "unity" in Swahili. She has been involved in several accidents and is featured in a book by Paul Theroux.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cameron, Stuart (2004). "Umoja (1965)". Clyde-built Database. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c Amin, Mohamed; Willetts, Duncan; Matheson, Alastair (1986). Railway Across The Equator: The Story of the East African Line. London: The Bodley Head. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-370-30774-7.
- ^ a b c d e "MV. Umoja". Vessels. Marine Services Company Limited. Retrieved 25 June 2011.