D/S Vestfold III

Other names
ex Samson I
Call sign
HPEO
Nationality
Panama flaggPanama
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1927
Yard number
73
Month of delivery
November

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship, Navy ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
280
Net tonnage:
98

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 187

Dimensions

Length:
116.8'
Beam:
24.1'
Draft:
14.3'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    11/1927: Hvalfanger A/S Vestfold v/J. Rasmussen & Co, Sandefjord - SAMSON I
    6/1934: Vestfold Whaling Co. Ltd., London, U.K. - VESTFOLD III
    /1935: Vestfold Corporation, Panama - VESTFOLD III
    /1939: Vestfold Corporation v/ Johan Rasmussen & Co, Panama - VESTFOLD III
    11/1941: Rekv. av The Royal Navy, U.K. som Minesweeper - VESTFOLD III
    /1942: Omdøpt - HMS PACKICE
    /1945: Vestfold Corporation, Panama - HMS PACKICE
    10/1946: NV Nederl. Maatschappi voor de Walvischvaart, Amsterdam - IRENE W. VINKE
    /1953: Stolk's Handelsonderneming, Amsterdam - IRENE W. VINKE
    /1954: N.V. de Koophandel, Lekkerkerk for opphugging.

    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 15.5"-26"-44". Maskineri bygget ved Kaldnes mek. Verksted, Tønsberg. Kjeler samme.


    Sources

    http://www.lardex.net/rasmussen/skipstekst/1927samson%20I.htm