D/S Star VIII

Call sign
LFWG
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1926
Yard number
283
Month of delivery
August

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
240
Net tonnage:
78

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 135

Dimensions

Length:
115.5'
Beam:
23.2'
Draft:
13.2'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    8/1926: Hvalfanger A/S Rosshavet (J. Rasmussen & M. Konow) Sandefjord - STAR VIII
    8/1930: Fraternitaskompaniet A/S ( A.P.Møller) København, Danmark - TAS III
    6/1937: Union Whaling Co. Ltd( A.E. Larsen) Durban, South Africa - UNI III
    /1941: Rekv. av South African Navy Minesweeper T-46 BLOKSBERG
    /1945: Lagt i opplag i South Africa
    /1946: S.M. Peterson, Durban, South Africa - PANTHER II
    /1947: nedrigget og senket på dypt vann

    Maskineri:
    Tripple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 13.8'-22.0'- 37.5'.
    Maskineri levert fra Nylands mek. Verksted, Kristiania. Kjeler samme.