T/S Columbine

Other names
ex Suriyothai Nawa,ex Admiral Laws,ex Sunugentco,ex Kaboka
Call sign
ZSQX
Nationality
South Africa flaggSouth Africa
Home port
Cape Town

Shipyard

Name
Submarine Boat Corp. New Jersey, NJ. USA
Build year
1921
Yard number
146
Month of delivery
mars

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Torpedoed, 16.6.1944
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
3.268
Net tonnage:
1.977

Engine

Propulsion:
Westinghouse
Engine size:
NHK 386
Built by:
Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co., Easington, PA
Speed:
10,5

Dimensions

Length:
324.0'
Beam:
46.2'
Draft:
25.0'
  • Miscellaneous

    1. T/S COLUMBINE her som Admiral Laws Bilde v/ uboat.net

    HISTORIKK: 
    v/H.Larsson-Fedde.

    KONTRAHERT AV U.S. SHIPPING BOARD UNDER NAVNET - KABOKA

    3/1921: Submarine Boat Corp., New York, USA - SUNUGENTCO
    1931: Portland California S. S. Co., New York, USA - ADMIRAL LAWS
    1940: Thai Maritime Navigation Co. Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand - SURIYOTHAI NAWA
    1942: Union Government of South Africa, Cape Town - COLUMBINE
    6/1944: Torpedert og senket 16/6 av tysk ubåt U 198 (Oberleutnant zur See Burkhard Heusinger von Walegg) på reise fra Congo River og Luanda for Table Bay med tømmer. 23 personer omkom, 29 personer reddet.

    http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?15616

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: -32.733333
    Longitude: 17.366667

    Sources

    http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3266.html

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