History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Port of registry | |
Builder | Lobnitz & Co Ltd |
Yard number | 966 |
Launched | 30 October 1944 |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Suction Hopper Dredger |
Tonnage | |
Length | 256 ft 7 in (78.21 m) |
Beam | 42 ft 1 in (12.83 m) |
Depth | 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
Propulsion | Screw propeller |
Tuxpam was a 1,747 GRT suction hopper dredger which was built in 1944 by Lobnitz & Co Ltd, Renfrew. She was laid down as Mazatlan for the Mexican Government but was requisitioned by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) whilst under construction and launched as Empire Clydesdale. In 1946 She was transferred to the Mexican Government and renamed Tuxpam. She was scrapped in 1970.