The steamer PORTUGAL was built at the shipyard of Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. to the order of Empresa Nacional de Navegação, Lisbon, with delivery in October 1899.
PORTUGAL was the largest Portuguese merchant ship, with 3.998 gross tons, 111,45 m long and capacity for 240 passengers. She opened the new Nacional East Africa regular mail service in 1903 and operated for 26 years, until sold to the breakers in 1925.
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PORTUGAL was the largest Portuguese merchant ship, with 3.998 gross tons, 111,45 m long and capacity for 240 passengers. She opened the new Nacional East Africa regular mail service in 1903 and operated for 26 years, until sold to the breakers in 1925.
Texto e imagens /Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia
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