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Launched 14 December 1960 at Stockholm by Ekenbergs Varv AB as hull no. 222 for Rederei AB Ragne (Ragnar Nilsson). 374' x 50'11' x 20'4.5;" 2868 gt, 1318 nt; one 7-cylinder Burmeister & wain Diesel, 500mm x 1100mm. Lengthened 1972: 122.26m x 15.4m x 9.78m; 5408 gt, 3032 nt.
Later *Akra Sigri* (1976), *Sigri* (1979), *Nobel* (1982), and *Fadulallah* (1983). Broken up at Gadani Beach, 1985.
Shown unloading at Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, USA, May 1963. In the 1960s Ragnar Nilsson joined with Anders Smith Rederei A/B in Smith's pioneering Swedish-Chicago Line, for which the *Birgit Ragne* was serving when this photograph was taken.
Former name(s):
- Birgit Ragne (Until 1976)
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General cargo ships built 1960-1969 (Over 3000gt) - 2 photos
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