M/S Charon

Call sign
GZJQ
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1936
Yard number
357
Month of delivery
Desember

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
3.703
Net tonnage:
2.217
Deadweight:
3.200

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
Nhk 580
Speed:
14

Dimensions

Length:
320.3'
Beam:
51.2'
Draft:
21.6'
  • Historikk:
    v/Einar Ottarsen Onsøien

    12.1936: Levert av Caledon SB & Eng Co Ltd, Dundee til Ocean SS. Co Ltd (A. Holt & Co), Liverpool, GBR - CHARON
    /1964: Solgt til opphugging Singapore,
    /1964: Kjøpt av Chan Kai Kit, Panama (Hong Kong) - SENG KONG No. 1,
    8.1965: Hugget av Liam Bee Co, Singapore.


    Maskineri:
    Dieselmotor 2S.C.DA - 6 cylindere diam. 17 11/16"-47 1/4". Maskineri bygget ved Burmeister & Wains, Køpenhan, Danmark.

    Sources

    Lloyd's Register, diverse årganger,

    Ships in Focus; Blue Funnel Line,

    Miramarshipindex.nz