D/S Taksang

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

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1935
Yard number
877
Month of delivery
Juli

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Attacked from air, 6.4.1942
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
3.469
Net tonnage:
1.894

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 530

Dimensions

Length:
314.7'
Beam:
48.1'
Draft:
25.2'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde

    07/1935: Levert som TAKSANG til Indo - China Steam Nav. Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, UK
    04/1942: Senket 6/4-1942 ved Japansk luftangrep i pos. N 17.52', E 83.40' i konvoi i Bengalbukta.

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 17
    Longitude: 83