D/S Sidney Smith

Other names
Southern Sky til 1936
Call sign
ZSQN
Shipping company
Nationality
South Africa flaggSouth Africa
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1929

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship, Navy ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
250
Net tonnage:
88

Engine

Propulsion:

Dimensions

Length:
116.0'
Beam:
24.2'
Draft:
12.7'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    7/1929: The Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd v/ N.C.Watt, Dunedin, U.K. - SOUTHERN SKY
    /1936: Union Whaling Co. Ltd. v/ A.E. Larsen, Durban, South Africa  - SIDNEY  SMITH
    /1940: Rekv. av The South African Navy (Minesweeper T 35) - SIDNEY  SMITH
    3/1942: Rekv. av The Royal Navy, U.K. - HMS PARKTOWN
    6/1942: Senket 21/6-42 av Tyske E-båter nær Tobruk

    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 14", 23" & 39" - 24". Maskineri bygget ved Shields Eng. Co. Ltd. North Shields, UK.