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Moroccan oil tanker Sloughi

SLOUGHI (1948−1978)
First an oil tanker then converted to cargo tanker.

Najib Cherfaoui, Moroccan maritime expert, tells us:

“Tank ship built in Blainville (France) from 1946 to 1948. Originally, it was ordered by the
German army for the resupply needs of the Africa Korps troops. But its development is
seriously delayed. It was therefore put on keel after the end of the war.

When it was launched, it was Moroccan with the name SLOUGHI, operated first by De
Kergariou (1948), then by La Navale Chérifienne (1951). The hull is made of steel with six
watertight compartments, two hatch covers, and two derricks. It has two propellers and
two Sulzer diesel engines of 700 hp each, 2 stroke, 7 cylinders with direct injection,
capable of giving a speed of 12 knots. The crew is made up of a captain, a second captain,
two lieutenants, a chief engineer, three engineer officers, a radio officer, a boatswain, six
sailors, four oilers, two general service agents.

In 1953, the SLOUGHI was transformed into a cargo ship; the length increases to 71.6 m
and the gross tonnage to 1,100 tx. The central tanks are replaced by holds. Tanks are
maintained for the transport of wine and the gangway is moved to the rear.