D/S Empire Unitas V

Other names
ex Unitas 5
Call sign
GSJB
Class
Hvalfanger
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1937
Yard number
743
Month of delivery
mai

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship, Navy ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
341
Net tonnage:
122

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 99

Dimensions

Length:
146.5'' l.o.a. 135.0' p.p.
Beam:
26.1'
Draft:
13.5'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    5/1937: Jürgens van den Bergh Margarine Verkaufs-Union Gmbh.,Bremen,Tyskland - UNITAS V
    /1940: Rekv. av Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine - UNITAS V
    5/1945: Tatt av de allierte styrker i mai i Flensburg
    5/1945: Ministry of WAR Transport, U.K. - EMPIRE UNITAS V
    /1946: Ministry of Transport(Scottish Whalers)Glasgow,U.K. - UNITAS V
    24.5.1954: Opphugget i Port Glasgow.

    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam 16 9/16",26" & 44 1/2"-26". Maskineri bygget ved Bremer Vulcan, Vegesac, Tyskland.

    Sources

    LR, diverse årganger