D/S Ceramic

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

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1913
Yard number
432

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Torpedoed, 6.12.1942
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
18.713
Net tonnage:
11.532

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 1692 IHK 7750
Speed:
15

Dimensions

Length:
655.1'
Beam:
69.4'
Draft:
43.8'
  • HISTORIKK: v/H. Larsson-Fedde

        /1913: Oceanic Steam Nav.Co.Ltd(White Star Line) Liverpool, U.K.           "CERAMIC"
        /1934: Shaw,Savill & Albion Co.Ltd., Southampton, U.K.                               do
    12/1942: Torpedert og senket 6/12-42 av tysk ubåt U 515
                   (korvettenkapitän W.Henke) west av Azorene på reise
                   fra Liverpool. 655 personer omkom. 1 person reddet.