MV Victoria (1959)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Kenya Colony | |
| Name | RMS Victoria |
| Port of registry | Kisumu |
| Route | around Lake Victoria |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited |
| Yard number | 2165 |
| Launched |
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| Completed | June 1961 |
| Commissioned | 22 July 1961 |
| History | |
| Kenya | |
| Name | Victoria |
| Port of registry | Kisumu |
| Fate | Transferred to Tanzania |
| History | |
| Tanzania | |
| Name | Victoria |
| Operator | Marine Services Company Limited |
| Port of registry | Mwanza |
| Acquired | 1977 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ferry |
| Tonnage | 1,353 GRT |
| Length | 261.3 ft (79.6 m) |
| Beam | 40.0 ft (12.2 m) |
| Height | 13.0 ft (4.0 m) |
| Draught | 8.3 ft (2.5 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13.5 kn (25 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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MV Victoria is a Lake Victoria ferry operated by the Marine Services Company Limited of Tanzania.
Until Kenyan independence from the United Kingdom in 1963 she was the Royal Mail Ship RMS Victoria. She then operated under the Kenyan flag until 1977, when she was transferred to Tanzania.