MV Chilembwe
The MV Chilembwe is a passenger ship operating on Lake Malawi, named after Malawian freedom fighter John Chilembwe. It was launched in 2014 to partly replace the over 60 years old MV Ilala.[2]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Cilembwe |
| Owner: | Malawi Shipping Company |
| Port of registry: |
 Monkey Bay |
| Route: | Monkey Bay - Chilumba |
| Builder: | Mota Engil |
| Cost: | $8.5 million |
| Launched: | 2013 |
| Completed: | 2015 |
| Status: | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 33 meters |
| Beam: | 9 meters[1] |
| Installed power: | diesel |
| Propulsion: | screw |
| Capacity: | 120 passengers, 20 tons cargo |
References
- "New Passenger ship MV Chilembwe in the offing for lake malawi. | afriem.orgafriem.org". Afriem.org. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- Yasin Maonga. "Malawi Shipping Company unleashes $8.5m MV Chilembwe". Nyasatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
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