D/S Besseggen

Other names
ex Toyu Maru
Call sign
WLPH - MTRV
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1916
Yard number
896
Month of delivery
november

Other

  • Participant in WW1

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
2.958
Net tonnage:
1.830
Deadweight:
5.100

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK
Speed:
10 knop

Dimensions

Length:
305.4'
Beam:
43.9'
Draft:
24.8'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H.Larsson-Fedde.

    11/1916: Kobe Towa Kisen K. K.,Amagasaki, Japan - TOYU MARU
    /1918: Jens Folkmans Rederi A/S (Jens Folkman) Skien - BESSEGGEN
    10/1927: Sank etter kollisjon med damper PARIS 21/10 i New York Harbour-0,5 n.m.syd av Bedloe's Island på reise Havana til New York med sukker. Vraket overgitt til U.S.Government. 6 mann omkom.


    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin, 3 cylindere. Maskineri bygget ved Osaka Iron Works Ltd. Innoshima, Japan.