D/S August

Call sign
MGKT - LDGK
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1911
Yard number
783
Month of delivery
Mars

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
5.254
Net tonnage:
3.246
Deadweight:
9.275

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK
Speed:
9,25 knop

Dimensions

Length:
410.0'
Beam:
54.0'
Draft:
26.4'
  • HISTORIKK:

    3/1911: A/S D/S August (Jacob Christensen) Bergen - AUGUST
    1923: A/S D/S Mathilde (Jacob Christensen) Bergen - AUGUST
    1929: Omdøpt - YORK COUNTY
    1930: Omdøpt - AUGUST
    2/1940: S. A. & P. A. Lemos, Chios, Hellas - DIMITRIS
    6/1940: Torpedert av tysk ubåt U29 ( Korvettenkapitän Otto Schuhart) og synker den 26/6 i pos. N 44.23' W 11.41' på reise Villa Constitucion til Liverpool med hvete.

    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin 3 cylindere diam. 26"-42"-78". Fabrikat Central Mar.Engine Works. W. Hartlepool. UK.

    Sources

    H. Larsson-Fedde

    Uboat.net