Sjøhistorie

D/T Sarita

Other names
ex Melania
Call sign
LDOY - WQLD
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1914
Yard number
161
Month of delivery
mai

Maritime inquiries 1940 - 1945

Other

  • Participant in WW1
  • Participant in WW2
  • Torpedoed, 14.7.1940
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
5.824
Net tonnage:
3.437
Deadweight:
8.300

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 515
Speed:
10 knop

Dimensions

Length:
412´0
Beam:
53´3
Draft:
31´1
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde

    5/1914: Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd., London, U.K. - MELANIA
    7/1930: A/S Uglands Rederi (J. M. Ugland) Grimstad - D/T SARITA
    1936: Skibs A/S Uglands Rederi (J. M. Ugland) Grimstad - D/T SARITA
    4/1940: I Nortraship tjeneste.
    7/1940: Torpedert 14/7 og synker i pos. N 15.22', W 26.23' av tysk ubåt U-A (Fregattenkapitän Hans Cohausz) 120 n. m. SW av St. Vincent på reise til Trinidad i ballast.


    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin 3 cylindere diam. 27.0"-45.0"-74.0". Maskineri bygget ved North Eastern Marine Engine Co. Ltd. Sunderland, England. 

    Se også:
    http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/sarita.html

     

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 15.366667
    Longitude: -26.466667