Construction and early career MV Harambee

mv belgrano @ port adelaide in nov. 1959

she bought while still under construction rudolf a. oetker, hamburg , completed company under name belgrano. launched on 27 august 1953 , delivered company on 21 october year. tonnage of 6,169 gt, 3,776 nt 482 ft (147 m) long overall, beam of 59 ft 9 in (18.21 m) , draught of 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m). equipped 6-cylinder m.a.n. oil engine capable of 4,000 b.h.p., achieve speed of 13 kn (15 mph). manned crew of thirty-three, had accommodation 8 passengers. belgrano spent of career sailing hamburg-südamerikanische dampfschifffahrts-gesellschaft (hamburg-süd) between hamburg , south american ports, used tramping services. renamed santa barbara in september 1965.