M/S Balkis

Call sign
LKDT
Class
DNV1A1
Shipping company
Fred Olsen & Co., Kristiania / Oslo
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Oslo

Shipyard

Name
Akers Mek. Verksted, Kristiania/Oslo
Build year
1939
Yard number
477
Month of delivery
Mars

Maritime inquiries 1940 - 1945

  • Torpedert

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Torpedoed, 10.4.1942
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
2.161
Net tonnage:
1.160
Deadweight:
3.190

Engine

Dimensions

Length:
315.2'
Beam:
44.3'
Draft:
16.7'
  • Miscellaneous
  • Crew list
  • Images (4)
  • Documents (3)
    1. topic_Balkis. MS. b. 1939. Sjoforklaring 2.verdenskrig. Kilde - Norsk Maritimt Museum.pdf
    2. Forside til brasilianske avis "O Povo", 16. april 1942, vedrørende torpederingen av M/S Balkis.
    3. topic_11 Galionsfigurer kalender 2000 Fred Olsen Balkis 1939.pdf

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