Sjøhistorie

D/S John Fitch

Call sign
KHJS
Class
EC2-S-C1
Shipping company
Nationality
USA flaggUSA
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1942
Yard number
72
Month of delivery
september

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
7.181
Net tonnage:
4.384
Deadweight:
10.500

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 339

Dimensions

Length:
422.8'
Beam:
57.0'
Draft:
34.8'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde

    LIBERTY SKIP: Type   EC2-S-C1

    9/1942: United States War Shipping Administration, San Francisco, USA - JOHN FITCH
    /1946: United States Department of Commerce, San Francisco, USA - JOHN FITCH
    4/1967: Opphugget av Zidell Explorations Inc, Portland.


    Maskineri:
    Dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 24 1/2" , 37" & 70" - 48". Maskineri bygget ved Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, CA. USA.