M/T Bianca

Call sign
LFRT - LCER
Class
DNV1A1 Tankskib for oljelast
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1926
Yard number
398
Month of delivery
Mai

Maritime inquiries 1940 - 1945

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Hijacked, 15.3.1941
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
5.688
Net tonnage:
3.340
Deadweight:
8.753

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
BHK 2400 - NHK 498
Speed:
11,5 knop

Dimensions

Length:
380.7'
Beam:
55.2'
Draft:
32.1'
  • Historikk:

    05/1926: Rederi A/S Damp (Arth. H. Mathiesen) Oslo - BIANCA.
    1930: Rederi A/S Mascot (Arth. H. Mathiesen) Oslo - BIANCA.
    1940: Rekvirert av Nortraships tjeneste.
    15/03/1941: Kapret av SCHARNHORST i Atlantern på reise fra Greenock, UK til Curacao.
    20/03/1941: Skuttlet av tyskerne.

    Maskineri:
    Dieselmotor 4 takt enkeltvirkende - 6 sylindere diam. 740 mm. Gøtaverken.

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 40.5
    Longitude: -43.75

    Sources

    H. Larsson-Fedde

    Warsailors.com