D/S George Ade

Call sign
WSSN
Shipping company
United States War Shipping Adm. USA
Nationality
USA flaggUSA
Home port
Pensacola

Shipyard

Name
J.A. Jones Construction, Co. Inc. Panama City. FL, USA
Build year
1944
Yard number
55
Month of delivery
august

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
7.176
Net tonnage:
4.380
Deadweight:
10.750

Engine

Propulsion:
Triple 3 cyl.
Engine size:
NHK 339

Dimensions

Length:
422.8'
Beam:
57.0'
Draft:
34.8'
  • Miscellaneous

    HISTORIKK: 
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    LIBERTY SKIP: Type  EC2-S-C1

    8/1944: United States War Shipping Administration, Pensacola, USA - GEORGE ADE
    9/1944: Torpeder og skadet i pos. N 33.30, W 75.40' den 12/9-44 av tysk ubåt U 518  (Oberleutnant zur See Hans Werner Offermann) -125 n.m. utenfor kysten av North Carolina. Alle 68 ombord reddet.  Slept til Hamton Roads for reparasjon.
    /1946: United States Department of Commerce, Pendacola, USA - GEORGE ADE
    /1968: Opphugget i Panama City, Florida 3. kvartal 1968.


    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 24 1/2" , 37" & 70" - 48".
    Maskineri bygget ved General Machinery Corp. Hamilton, Oh. USA.

    Se også:
    http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/3352.html

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 33.5
    Longitude: -75.666667

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