MV Serengeti

History
Tanzania
Name	MV Serengeti
Namesake	Serengeti
Operator	Marine Services Company Limited
Completed	1988[1]
Homeport	Mwanza, Tanzania
General characteristics
Type	passenger and cargo ship
Tonnage	975 GT[1]
Length	55.6 m (182 ft)[1]
Beam	11.7 m (38 ft)[1]
Draught	2.76 m (9 ft 1 in)[1]
Ramps	bow[1]
Propulsion	diesel
Capacity	593 passengers[1] 350 tons cargo[1]

MV Serengeti is a Lake Victoria passenger and cargo ship operated by the Marine Services Company Limited of Mwanza, Tanzania.

Serengeti has a ramp in her bow for road vehicle access.[1] In design she is a vehicular and passenger ferry, but MSC operates her in tramp trade.[1]

She was built in 1988 for the Tanzania Railways Corporation Marine Division. In 1997 the Marine Division became a separate company, Marine Services Company Ltd.[2]

See also

• Transport in Tanzania

References

1. "MV. Serengeti". Vessels. Marine Services Company Limited. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
2. "Home". Marine Services Company Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.