D/S Merkland

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

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1934
Yard number
652
Month of delivery
September

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
1.363
Net tonnage:
630
Deadweight:
2.515

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 97
Speed:
10

Dimensions

Length:
262.0'
Beam:
40.2'
Draft:
15.9'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde

    09/1934: Levert som MERKLAND til Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co.Ltd
                     ( J. Currie & Co) Leith, U.K.
    007!940: Overført til Currie Line Ltd., Leith, U.K.
    00/1957: Solgt Leighton Shipping Co. Ltd, London, U.K., nytt navn  GUERNSEY
    00/1963: Solgt Intership Navigation SA, Pireus, Hellas, nytt navn  NAFPLION
    00/1968: Solgt til Lia Shipping Co., Pireus, Hellas, nytt navn  KARPATHOS
    07/1969: Senket utenfor Abidjan 1/7-1969 etter at hun ble forlatt der i 1968

    Maskineri:
    Dampmotor 15x25x41x33' bygd av Barclay , Curle & Co., Glasgow