D/S Wegadesk

Call sign
MFBW
Class
DNV1A1
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1908
Yard number
264
Month of delivery
mai

Other

  • Participant in WW1
  • Was sunk:

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
4.271
Net tonnage:
2.387

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 413 IHK 2500
Speed:
12.5

Dimensions

Length:
360.0'
Beam:
52.1'
Draft:
25.6'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H.Larsson-Fedde.

    5/1908: Klaveness D/S A/S (A.F.Klaveness & Co.) Kristiania - WEGADESK
    5/1916: A/S D/S Wegadesk (A.F.Klaveness & Co.Ltd.A/S) Kristiania - WEGADESK
    3/1918: Kapret den 13/3 av tysk ubåt U 155 ( Korvettenkapitän Erich Eckmann ) og sprengt i pos.N 34.51' W 12.07' med sprengladning på reise Baltimore til Gibraltar med stykkgods. Alle reddet


    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin, 3cylindere. diam. 26.0"-42.0"-70.0". Maskineri bygget ved Burmeister & Wanins Maskin & Skibsbyggeri, København, Danmark. Kjeler samme.

    Se også:
    https://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/6480.html

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 34.85
    Longitude: -12.116667