D/S Asian

Other names
ex Hwah Chong,ex Winifred Moller,ex Gurth,ex Albr.W. Selmer,ex Saltwell
Call sign
VPJN
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1900
Yard number
295
Month of delivery
September

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Collision, 26.12.1943
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
2.461
Net tonnage:
1.488
Deadweight:
4.000

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 219
Speed:
8

Dimensions

Length:
299.9'
Beam:
43.0'
Draft:
19.5'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde

    9/1900: Northern S.S.Co.Ltd( G.N. Petterson & Co) Newcastle, U.K. - SALTWELL
    /1912: A/S Det Selmerske Rederi, Trondheim - ALBR. W. SELMER
    /1917: The Shipping Controller(W. H. Stott & Co.Ltd) London, U.K. - ALBR. W. SELMER
    /1919: A/S Det Selmerske Rederi, Trondheim - ALBR. W. SELMER
    /1927: A/S Norasiatic Coal Transport( C.L. Halvorsen) Trondheim - GURTH
    /1930: A/S Norasiatic Coal Transport Ltd (E.M. Nilsen Moe) Trondheim  - GURTH
    /1932: N. E. A. Moller, Shanghai, China - WINIFRED  MOLLER
    /1933: Nelson S.S.Co( Woo Ping S.S. Co) Shanghai,China - HWAH  CHONG
    /1938: Ling Nam S.S.Co.Ltd(Williamson & Co) Hong Kong - ASIAN
    /1943: Ling Nam S.S.Co.Ltd( Williamson & Co) London, U.K. - ASIAN
    12/1943: Sank etter kollisjon med damper HARMATRIS den 26/12 i pos. N 07.45', E 77.40' på reise Basra til Colombo og Calcutta.

    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 21 1/2", 35" & 59" - 39".  Maskineri bygget ved J. Dickinson & Sons Ltd. Sunderland, Uk.

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 7.75
    Longitude: 77.733333