MV Nottingham (1949)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Nottingham |
| Namesake | Nottingham |
| Owner | Federal Steam Nav Co |
| Port of registry | London |
| Builder | John Brown & Company, Clydebank |
| Yard number | 653 |
| Launched | 22 December 1949 |
| Completed | 1950 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1971 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Refrigerated cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 6,689 GRT, 3,701 NRT |
| Length | 463.5 ft (141.3 m) |
| Beam | 61.7 ft (18.8 m) |
| Draught | 26.3 ft (8.0 m) |
| Depth | 25.9 ft (7.9 m) |
| Propulsion | single-acting two-stroke diesel |
MV Nottingham was a refrigerated cargo ship that was built in Scotland in 1949 for the Federal Steam Navigation Co and scrapped in Taiwan in 1971.
She was the second of two ships of this name in the Federal Steam fleet. The first Nottingham was a motor ship that was launched in 1941 and sunk with all hands by enemy action on her maiden voyage.[1]