M/S Høegh Merchant
- Call sign
- LIWC
- Shipping company
- Nationality
Norway- Home port
- Enlistment district
Shipyard
- Name
- Build year
- 1934
- Yard number
- Nr 582
- Month of delivery
- september
Maritime inquiries 1940 - 1945
Other
- Participant in WW2
- Torpedoed, 14.12.1941
- Civilian ship
Tonnage
- Gross tonnage:
- 4.858
- Net tonnage:
- 2.921
- Deadweight:
- 8.575
Engine
- Propulsion:
- Engine size:
- BHK 3350
- Speed:
- 12,5 knop
Dimensions
- Length:
- 387.9'
- Beam:
- 54.2'
- Draft:
- 26.0'
M/S Høegh Merchant - Foto v/Arne Gundersen.
Historikk:
9/1934: A/S Abaco, Aruba, Astrea & Noruega (Leif Høegh) Oslo - HØEGH MERCHANT
1939: Skips A/S Abaco, Aruba, Astrea & Noruega (Leif Høegh & Co) Oslo - HØEGH MERCHANT
1940 : I Nortraships tjeneste.
12/1941: Torpedert (senket) den 14/12 av japansk ubåt I - 16 nær Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii. Alle reddet.Maskineri:
Dieselmotor 2 takt dobbeltvirkende .6 sylindere - diameter 450 mm., B & W.Se også:
http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/hoeghmerchant.html
