D/S Meroë

Other names
ex Lafian
Call sign
GSQL
Class
LR100A1
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1928
Yard number
625
Month of delivery
Oktober

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
3.832
Net tonnage:
2.270
Deadweight:
4,933

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 359

Dimensions

Length:
331.2'
Beam:
48.2'
Draft:
27.9'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.


    10/1928: African & Eastern Trade Corp.Ltd., Liverpool, U.K. - LAFIAN
    /1931: United African Co. Ltd., Liverpool, U.K. - LAFIAN
    /1936: Moss Hutchison Line Ltd., Liverpool, U.K. - MEROË
    /1950: Reederei Karl Gross K/G, Bremen, Tyskland - ADELE
    /1957: E.K.C. Hornemann, Bremen, Tyskland - TUCANA
    /1958: Gottfr. Steinmeyer & Co., Bremen, Tyskland - URSULA
    /1959: Heinrich Cordes Reederei (H.F.Cordes & Co) Lübeck - URSULA
    /1961: Cia de Nav. Ruhamah SA, Panama - URSULA
    /1965: Tiome Lines Ltd., Panama - LIBY
    8/1968: Solgt Hong Kong for opphugging. Ankom 1/8-68

     Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin. 3 cylindere diam. 22", 37 1/2" & 63"-45".
    Maskineri bygget ved Barclay Curle & Co, Glasgow, UK.