D/S Vestfold VIII

Call sign
HPET
Nationality
Panama flaggPanama
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1936
Yard number
1011
Month of delivery
september

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship, Navy ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
356
Net tonnage:
126

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
IHK 1300 NHK 103

Dimensions

Length:
143.5'
Beam:
26.3'
Draft:
14.0'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    9/1936: Vestfold Corporation, Panama - VESTFOLD VIII
    1941: Rekv. av The Royal Navy, U.K. - VESTFOLD VIII
    8/1942: Overført til South African Navy (T 61) - TURFFONTEIN
    3/1945: Vestfold Corporation, Panama - VESTFOLD VIII
    11/1945: Nederl. Maats. voor de Walvischvaart NV (Vinke & Co) Amsterdam - TOMMY W. VINKE
    1958: Solgt South African Metal & Machinery Pty, Cape Town for opphugging. 
    1959 - Opphugd.


    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin, . 3cylindere, diam.: 15,0"-26,0"-44,5". Maskineri bygget ved Smith's Dock Company Ltd,
    Middlesbrough, England. 

    Sources

    http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/vestfold.html