D/S Nicholas Biddle

Call sign
KHNT
Shipping company
Nationality
USA flaggUSA
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1942
Yard number
2067
Month of delivery
September

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
7.191
Net tonnage:
4.389
Deadweight:
10.920

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 339

Dimensions

Length:
423.1'
Beam:
57.1'
Draft:
34.8'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    LIBERTY SKIP: Type   EC2-S-C1

    09/1942: Levert som NICHOLAS BIDDLE til United States War Shipping Adm.,Baltimore
    00/1946: Overført til United States Department of Commerce, Baltimore, USA
    04/1962: Commercial Metals Co., Beaumont, Texas for opphugging. Ankom den 3/4-1962. Ferdig opphugget 2. quartal 1963.


    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin, 3 cylindere diam. 24 1/2", 37,0" & 70,0" - 48,0". 
    Maskineri bygd av Worthington Pump & Mchy. Corp. Buffalo, NY, USA.