D/T Catatumbo

Call sign
YVAM
Class
Lr100A1 Carrying petroleum in bulk
Shipping company
Nationality
Venezuela flaggVenezuela
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1928
Yard number
981
Month of delivery
April

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
3.163
Net tonnage:
1.671
Deadweight:
2.293

Engine

Propulsion:
Speed:
9.5

Dimensions

Length:
325'0
Beam:
55'2
Draft:
16'4
  • Historikk:

    4/1928 - Levert fra Palmers`Shippbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd. Hebbyrn Yard til Venezuelan Gulf Oil Co. Maracaibo - CATATUMBO
    1937 - Mene Grande Oil Co. CA, Maracaibo - CATATUMBO
    1955 - Sixto Gil & Son. Maracaibo - CATATUMBO
    21.9.1956 - Hugget opp ved Hughes Bolcow Ltd. Blyth, Uk.

    Maskineri:
    2 stk triple dampmaskiner: 2x3 cylindere diam. 14 1/2", 24" & 39 1/2" - 27". Maskineri bygget ved Palmers, Co. Ltd. Newcastle, Uk.