M/S Aitanga

Call sign
LMWD
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Enlistment district
Build year
1945
Month of delivery
Desember

Other

  • Navy ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
1,323
Net tonnage:
540
Deadweight:
2.000

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
BHK 1449
Speed:
11

Dimensions

Length:
235.8'
Beam:
38.1'
Draft:
13.6'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde

    /1945: The Royal Navy ,U.K.- LCT 8  nr 4026
    /(1946: Skips A/S Aitanga (Paul Blich) Oslo - AITANGA
    /1948: Ombygd til lastebåt
    11/1950: Corinto Steamship Co.Ltd., Monrovia, Liberia - RIO ESCONDIDO  
    /1951: ny motor: Nordberg   BHK 1000    
    4/1961: Senket 17/4 i Bay of Chochinos på Cubas østkyst under et invasjonsforsøk.    


    Maskineri:
    4 stk. Dieselmotorer, 4takt,enkeltvirkende, 4x 12 cylindere diam.7"x7.5". Maskineri bygget ved Davy Paxman & Co.Ltd. Colchester, Uk.