D/S Djurdjura

Other names
ex Penrith Castle
Call sign
GMSS
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1922
Yard number
314
Month of delivery
Oktober

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Torpedoed, 13.6.1941
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
4.070
Net tonnage:
2.500

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 375

Dimensions

Length:
351.8'
Beam:
50.2'
Draft:
23.6'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    10/1922: Levert som PENRITH CASTLE til Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd (J. Chambers & Co.Ltd) Liverpool, U.K
    00/1927: Solgt Les Cargos Algeriens Soc. Anon, Rouen, Frankrike, nytt navn DJURDJURA
    07/1940: Ministry of Shipping / Westbourne Shipping Co. Ltd) Manchester, U.K.
    00/1941: Ministry of War Transport( Westbourne Shipping Co. Ltd) Manchester, U.K.
    06/1941: Torpedert og senket 13/6-41 av italiensk ubåt BRIN i pos. N 38.57',W 23.11 på reise Pepel til Oban med jernmalm.

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 38
    Longitude: -23