T/S Chepo

Other names
ex West Pocasset
Call sign
HPSN
Shipping company
North Atlantic Transport Co.Inc., Panama
Nationality
Panama flaggPanama
Home port
Panama RP

Shipyard

Name
Northwest Steel Co. Portland, OR. USA
Build year
1919
Yard number
34
Month of delivery
oktober

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Torpedoed, 14.1.1942
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
5.582
Net tonnage:
3.516

Engine

Speed:
9,5

Dimensions

Length:
409.8'
Beam:
54.2'
Draft:
27.7'
  • Miscellaneous

    HISTORIKK: 
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    10/1919: United States Shipping Board, Portland, USA - WEST  POCASSET
    /1937: United States Maritime Commision,Portland - WEST  POCASSET
    /1941: North & Atlantic Transport Co.Inc., Panama - CHEPO
    1/1942: Torpedert og senket 14/1 av tysk ubåt  U-43 (Kapitän zur See Wolfgang Lütz)  i pos. N 58.30', W 19.40' på reise Liverpool, Gourock, Boston til New York.17 personer omkom,21 personer reddet

    Maskineri:
    2 stk Steam turbiner DR geared to 1 screw shaft.
    Maskineri bygget ved Midwest Eng. Co, Indianapolis.

    Se også:
    https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/1246.html

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 58.5
    Longitude: -19.666667

    Sources

    http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/1246.html

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