D/S Ringen

Other names
ex S.E.Calvert,ex Loosdrecht
Call sign
LERP - WPVF - LHCJ
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1917
Yard number
48
Month of delivery
Januar

Maritime inquiries 1940 - 1945

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Sunk by mine, 4.7.1944
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
1.499
Net tonnage:
755
Deadweight:
2.000

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 209
Speed:
10

Dimensions

Length:
236.0'
Beam:
36.2'
Draft:
15.5'
  • Historikk:

    01/1917: N. V. Stoomv. Maats De Maas (Phs. van Ommeren) Rotterdam, Holland - LOOSDRECHT.
    01/1918: The Shipping Controller (R. & J. H. Rea) London, UK - LOOSDRECHT.
    1919: N. V. Stoomv. Maats (N. V. Phs. van Ommeren Scheepsv. bedrif) Rotterdam - LOOSDRECHT.
    1925: Calvert S. S. Co. Ltd (J. S. Calvert) Goole, UK - S. E. CALVERT.
    1928: D/S A/S Ringen (E. M. Mathiesen) Tvedestrand - RINGEN.
    1935: Ekerholts Rederi A/S (Birger Ekerholt) Oslo - RINGEN.
    07/1944: Minesprengt og synker den 4/7 -1944 i pos. N 50.12, W 00.46'- 4 n. m. Syd av Island of Wight på    reise fra Nomadic Beachs til London. 1 person omkom.

    Maskineri:
    Trippel dampmaskin - 3 sylindere diam. 19.5" - 32.3 - 52.0". Maskineri bygget ved  N. V. Burgerhout`s Machine Fabriek & Sceepswerf. Rotterdam, Holland. Kjeler samme.

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 50.2
    Longitude: -0.766667

    Sources

    H. Larsson-Fedde

    Warsailors.com