Sjøhistorie

D/S Gun 9

Call sign
LJND
Class
DNV1A1 Hvalfanger
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1930
Yard number
88
Month of delivery
Oktober

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
256
Net tonnage:
89

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 135

Dimensions

Length:
115.5'
Beam:
23.9'
Draft:
13.0'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    10/1930: Hvalfanger A/S Africa( Bjarne Gundersen) Sandefjord - GUN 9
    /1933: Irvin & Johnson(South Africa) Cape Town, South Africa - GUN 9
    /1936: The Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Co.Ltd(Irvin & Johnson)Cape Town - GUN 9
    /1940: Union Government of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa - GUN 9
    12/1940: South African Navy, Cape Town, South Africa - FLORIDA
    3/1946: Union Whaling Co. Ltd., Durban, South Africa - UNI  IX
    /1975: Senket forsettlig utenfor kysten av South Africa 2.kvartal 1975


    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 13.8"-22"-37.5".
    Maskineri bygget ved Kaldnes mek. Verksted, Tønsberg. Kjeler samme.