D/S Skjoldheim

Other names
ex Emperor of Halifax,ex Canadian Signaller
Call sign
WQJB - LDMK
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1919
Month of delivery
auguat

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
2.267
Net tonnage:
1.319
Deadweight:
3.975

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 150
Speed:
9 knop

Dimensions

Length:
251.2'
Beam:
43.6'
Draft:
22.3'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H.Larsson-Fedde.

    8/1919: Canadian Government (Merchant Marine Ltd) Montreal - CANADIAN SIGNALLER
    /1920: Canadian Signaller Ltd (Canadian Government Merchant Marine) Montreal - CANADIAN SIGNALLER
    /1925: Richards Marine & Transport Co. Ltd., Montreal - EMPEROR OF HALIFAX
    /1928: F. M. Ross, Montreal - EMPEROR OF HALIFAX
    8/1929: Nils Røgenæs, Haugesund - SKJOLDHEIM
    11/1929: A/S Skjoldheim (E. Gerrard & H. I. Ramsland) Kristiansand - SKJOLDHEIM
    12/1939: 15. desember til Einar Rasmussen, Kristiansand, Omdøpt - POLYANA
    3/1940: 1. mars til Rederi A/S Hauk (Bucha Godager & Co) Oslo - POLYANA
    4/1941: Torpedert og senket den 24/4 i pos.N 13.00' W 29.00' av tysk ubåt U 103 i konvoi fra Oban til Freetown med et tap på 25 personer.


    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin, 3 cylindere diam. 18.0"-30.0"-50.0". Maskineri bygget ved Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Kjeler samme.