MV Monte Pascoal (1930)
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| Name: | Monte Pascoal |
| Namesake: | Monte Pascoal |
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| Builder: | Blohm & Voss |
| Yard number: | 491 |
| Launched: | 17 September 1930 |
| Completed: | 15 January 1931 |
| Maiden voyage: | 26 January 1931 |
| Out of service: | 3 February 1944 |
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| Fate: | Scuttled, 31 December 1946 |
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| Class and type: | Monte-class ocean liner |
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| Tonnage: | 13,870 GRT, 7,762 NRT |
| Length: | 152.60 metres (500 ft 8 in) |
| Beam: | 19.99 metres (65 ft 7 in) |
| Depth: | 11.48 metres (37 ft 8 in) |
| Decks: | Four |
| Installed power: | 4 diesel engines, 1,436 nhp |
| Propulsion: | Twin screw propellers |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 2,500 passengers |
| Notes: | Sister ships Monte Cervantes, Monte Olivia, Monte Rosa and Monte Sarmiento, |
Monte Pascoal was a Monte-class ocean liner built in 1930 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg for the Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft. She managed to reach Germany after the outbreak of World War II and was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine for use as an accommodation ship. She was sunk in 1944 during an Allied air raid on Wilhelmshaven. Subsequently refloated, she was seized by the Allies post war and was scuttled in the Skaggerak with a cargo of gas bombs in 1946.
Monte Pascoal was 152.60 metres (500 ft 8 in) long, with a beam of 19.99 metres (65 ft 7 in). She had a depth of 10.87 metres (35 ft 8 in). The ship was assessed at 13,870 GRT, 7,762 NRT. She was powered by four four stroke single cycle, single action diesel engines which drove twin screw propellers through single reduction gearing. The engines were rated at 1,436 nhp. They were built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg. The engines could propel the ship at 14 knots (26 km/h). Accommodation for 2,500 third class passengers was provided. This was reduced to 1,500 when the ship was used for cruises.
Monte Pascoal was built as yard number 491 by Blohm & Voss for the Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft. She was launched on 17 September 1930 and was completed on 15 January 1931. She made her maiden voyage on 26 January, sailing from Hamburg to ports on the Río de la Plata, South America. Apart from use on the South American route, she also operated cruises off the coast of Norway and in the Mediterranean Sea. Her port of registry was Hamburg. In August 1933, she operated a series of cruises between Hamburg and Greenwich.
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