M/T South Africa

Call sign: LDNV - LHSQ
Shipping company: Leif Høegh & Co. A/S, Oslo
Nationality: Norway
Home port: Oslo
Enlistment district: Oslo

Shipyard

Name: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend, Newcastle, UK
Build year: 1930
Yard number: 1417
Month of delivery: Mai

Maritime inquiries 1940 - 1945

Torpedert

Other

Participant in WW2
Torpedoed, 8.6.1942
Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:: 9.234
Net tonnage:: 5.593
Deadweight:: 13.790

Engine

Propulsion:: Wallsend Slipway Co. Ltd. Newcastle. Uk.
Engine size:: BHK 3600
Speed:: 11 knop

Dimensions

Length:: 484.1'
Beam:: 65.4'
Draft:: 36.8'

Miscellaneous

Crew list

Seafarer	Nationality	Position	Signed on		Signed off
Seafarer	Nationality	Position	Harbour	Date	Harbour	Date
Ivar Arnold Olsen	Norway	Byssegutt / Kokk	Unknown	11/25/1938	Unknown	11/27/1940
Laurits Theodor Julius Kristiansen	Norway	Stuert	Unknown	11/11/1938	Unknown	1/10/1941
Thor Hartvik Kristensen	Norway	Matros	San Francisco	7/8/1938	Cape Town	11/12/1938
Knut Nord	Norway	1. Maskinist (Maskinsjef)	Oslo	7/30/1937	Glasgow	11/30/1940
Olaf August Nilsen	Norway	Maskingutt	Unknown	7/7/1937	Unknown	2/16/1938
Ole Sigurd Wang-Olsen	Norway	Maskinassistent	Oslo	6/16/1936	Unknown	1936
Hans Norius Christensen	Norway	2. Styrmann	Oslo	8/4/1934	San Francisco	9/18/1937
Nils Nilsen	Norway	ukjent	Oslo	8/4/1934	Los Angeles	3/18/1936
Reidar Simonsen	Norway	Lettmatros / Matros	San Pedro, California, USA	11/1/1933	Oslo	8/1/1934
Reidar Simonsen	Norway	Maskingutt til smører	Los Angeles	6/23/1933	San Pedro, California, USA	11/1/1933
Johan Laurits Johansen	Norway	Matros	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	4/24/1930	Antwerpen	7/11/1931
Emil Larsen	Norway	Båtsmann	Oslo	4/24/1930	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England	2/10/1932
Sigvesjøen Dalmar	Iceland	Lettmatros	Liverpool	4/28/1942	Torpedert	6/8/1942
Michael P. Neary	Ireland	Telegrafist	Unknown	3/12/1941	Unknown	Unknown
Nils Grønberg	Finland	Fyrbøter	Avonmouth	10/6/1941	Unknown	Unknown
Janus Igaunus	Estonia	ukjent	Unknown	10/6/1941	Unknown	Unknown
Kai Frandsen	Denmark	Tømmermann	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ditlev Just	Denmark	ukjent	Unknown	Unknown	Døde om bord	11/12/1940
Johan Schmidt	Denmark	ukjent	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Jose Rocha	Brazil	Messegutt	New York	12/27/1943	New York	3/1944
Tormod Olav Larsen	Norway	ukjent	Glasgow	11/27/1940	Unknown	6/15/1941