D/S Southern Sky

Call sign
ZMGN
Class
Hvalfanger
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1929
Yard number
897
Month of delivery
juli

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
250
Net tonnage:
88

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 94

Dimensions

Length:
116.0'
Beam:
24.2'
Draft:
12.7'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    7/1929: The Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd(N.C.Watt) Dunedin, U.K. - SOUTHERN SKY
    /1936: Union Whaling Co. Ltd( A.E. Larsen) Durban, South Africa - SIDNEY SMITH
    /1940: Rekv. av The South African Navy(Minesweeper T 39) -  HMSAS SIDNEY SMITH
    3/1942: Rekv. av The Royal Navy, U.K. - HMS PARKTOWN
    6/1942: Senket 21/6-42 av Tyske E-båter nær Tobruk


    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 14",23" & 39"-24". Maskineri bygget ved Shields Eng. Co. Ltd. North Shiels, UK.

    Se også:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMSAS_Parktown_(T39)