MS Agamemnon

**Agamemnon* (1947-1966) **Sincere* (1966-1969)
Country	Netherlands
Owner	Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij
Builder	William Hamilton & Co., Port Glasgow
Yard number	471
Launched	11 December 1946
Completed	June 1947
Identification	^[1]
Fate	Sank, 29 June 1969

MS Agamemnon
Cargo ship
Length	349 ft (106 m)
Beam	48 ft (15 m)
Draught	20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion	5-cylinder oil-fired Doxford engine, 3,200 hp (2,386 kW)
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

MS Agamemnon was a Dutch general cargo vessel built by William Hamilton and Company of Port Glasgow, Scotland. She was launched on 11 December 1946 and completed in June 1947. She was renamed Sincere in 1966. The ship caught fire and foundered on 29 June 1969 off Bunguran Island, Indonesia.

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