MV Harambee

History
Name
  • Reg IV (ordered)
  • Belgrano (1952–65)
  • Santa Barbara (1965–66)
  • Harambee (1966–79)
  • Arambee (1979–80)
Owner
Ordered1952
BuilderLübecker Flenderwerke AG, Lübeck
Yard number435
Launched27 August 1953
Completed21 October 1953
IdentificationIMO 5039599
FateScrapped in 1980
General characteristics
TypeGeneral cargo ship
Tonnage
Length482 ft (147 m) LOA
Beam59 ft 9 in (18.21 m)
Draught25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)
Propulsion
  • 6-cylinder M.A.N. oil engine
  • 4,000 b.h.p.
Speed13 kn (15 mph; 24 km/h)
Endurance678 tons of oil
Capacity
  • 596 cub. grain
  • 533,181 cub. ft., bale
Complement
  • 8 passengers
  • 33 crew

MV Harambee was a German-built general cargo ship, initially ordered as the Reg IV. Bought while under construction by a different company, she was launched in 1953 and served with the German Merchant Navy under the name Belgrano, making voyages to South America until 1966. She was sold to an African company, renamed Harambee, and served for another thirteen years, before being sold once more, renamed Arambee, and scrapped in Taiwan shortly afterwards.

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