MV Serengeti
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Tanzania | |
| Name | MV Serengeti |
| Namesake | Serengeti |
| Operator | Marine Services Company Limited |
| Completed | 1988[1] |
| Home port | Mwanza, Tanzania |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger and cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 975 GT[1] |
| Length | 55.6 m (182 ft)[1] |
| Beam | 11.7 m (38 ft)[1] |
| Draught | 2.76 m (9 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Ramps | bow[1] |
| Propulsion | diesel |
| Capacity | |
MV Serengeti is a Lake Victoria passenger and cargo ship operated by the Marine Services Company Limited of Mwanza, Tanzania.
Serengeti has a ramp in her bow for road vehicle access.[1] In design she is a vehicular and passenger ferry, but MSC operates her in tramp trade.[1]
She was built in 1988 for the Tanzania Railways Corporation Marine Division. In 1997 the Marine Division became a separate company, Marine Services Company Ltd.[2]
