Sjøhistorie

M/S George Washington

Call sign
MPHV - LFQA
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1916
Yard number
307
Month of delivery
november

Other

  • Participant in WW1

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
5.618
Net tonnage:
3.598
Deadweight:
9.475

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
BHK 2400 NHK 622
Speed:
11 knop

Dimensions

Length:
425.5'
Beam:
55.3'
Draft:
35.7'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H.Larsson-Fedde.

    11/1916: A/S Borgå,Petter Olsen(Fred Olsen & Co)Kristiania/Oslo - GEORG  WASHINGTON
    8/1934: W.R.Carpenter & Co.Ltd.,Sydney, London - RABAUL
    /1935: W.R.Carpenter & Co.Ltd (W.C.Phillips Harvey) Sydney, London  - RABAUL
    /1939: W.R.Carpenter Overseas Shipping Ltd., Suva, Fiji, U.K. - RABAUL
    5/1941: Oppbrakt den 14/5 og senket av den tyske hjelpekrysser ATLANTIS i pos. S19.30' E 04.30' på reise Newport til Table Bay og Alexandria med kull m.m.

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: -19.5
    Longitude: 4.5