Southern Broom

Other names
Ex Starwort
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1941
Yard number
1057
Month of delivery
Mai

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
719
Net tonnage:
257

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
2.750 ihk

Dimensions

Length:
196'
Beam:
33'
Draft:
16'
  • 5.1941: Bygget som FLOWER Class Corvette for den britiske marine - STARWORT
    /1948: Innkjøpt av Christian Salvesen & Co Ltd, Leith, Skotland - SOUTHERN BROOM
    2.1949: Levert ferdig ombygget til hvalfanger
    9.1.1967: Ankom Bruges, Belgia for hugging av Van Heygen Fréres.

    Maskineri: Triple 4 cylindre, levert av J. Kincaid & CoLtd, Greenock, Scotland.

    Sources

    Lloyd's Register diverse årganger.

    Boken "From 70 North to 70 South", A history of the Christian Salvesen Fleet av Graeme Somner, 1984.