Name Pacific Egret Status Fitting out | Homeport Barrow in Furness Launched 12 January 2010 | |
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Owner Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd Completed Scheduled for June 2010 | ||
Pacific Egret is an INF Class 3 nuclear waste carrier launched in January 2010.
Construction
Pacific Egret was built by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, Tamano, Japan. She was launched on 12 January 2010. Her homeport is Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
Purpose built to carry Plutonium, highly enriched Uranium and mixed-oxide nuclear fuel. It is fitted with naval guns, cannons and other means of repelling assaults.
References
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