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Registry #1 | (Denmark Register)) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1930 | Amerika | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | Name 7 | ||||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1930 | Place | Copenhagen | Area | Country | Denmark |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 465.4' x 62.2' x 28.5' |
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Builder | Burmeister & Wain | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Steel | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 10110 | Type 1 | Passenger/Freight Vessel |
Registered Tonnage | Type 2 | ||
Engine | 2-7000hp diesel engines (1930) | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
Repower | Propulsion | Twin Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | Masters |
Owner(s) |
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In 1930-1943 she was owned by The East Asiatic Co. (EAC Lines - Det Østasiatiske Kompagni - ØK), Copenhagen Denmark. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1943-04-22 |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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In 1939 her route was Copenhagen, Southampton, St. Thomas, Kingston, Cristobal, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver. Return voyages: Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Panama Canal, Kingston, St. Thomas, London, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Gothenburg, Copenhagen. In 1943 this vessel was torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic by U306 off Greenland coast on April 22, 1943 with loss of 86 passengers including 37 Canadian pilots in transit to England. |
References |
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http://www.timetableimages.com/maritime/images/eac.htm; http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/eac/eac1930-1939.htm; http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/eastasiatic.shtml; |
Last update |
2016-08-09 10:38:30 |
Record Creator |
John M. MacFarlane (2016) |
Record Updater |
John M. MacFarlane (2016); |