D/S Eidsbu

Other names
ex Curacao,ex Nosa Queen,ex Atlanta of Texas
Call sign
LMXE
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1920
Month of delivery
oktober

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
3.280
Net tonnage:
1.997
Deadweight:
5.254

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 379
Speed:
10 knop

Dimensions

Length:
324.0'
Beam:
46.2'
Draft:
25.0'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H.Larsson-Fedde.

    10/1920: United States Shipping Board,Mobile, U.S.A. - ATLANTA OF TEXAS
    /1928: New Orleans & South American S.S.Co.Inc (W.R.Grace & Co) New Orleans - NOSA QUEEN
    /1929: New Orleans & South American S.S.Co. Inc., New Orleans, U.S.A. - NOSA QUEEN
    /1934: Grace Steam Ship Co.Inc., New York, U.S.A. - NOSA QUEEN
    /1935: Grace Steam Ship Co.Inc (Grace Line Inc) New York, U.S.A. - CURACAO
    /1936: Grace Line Inc., New York, U.S.A. - CURACAO
    7/1947: Skips A/S Eid (Rederiet A/S Torvald Klaveness) Oslo - EIDSBU
    /1950: Matteo Scuderi,Catania, Italia - NICA
    4/1958: Sank den 18/4 etter brann og explosion 200 n.m.syd av Rangoon på reise Phnom Penh til Rangoon i ballast.


    Maskinert:
    Compound dampmaskin, 4 cylindere diam. diam. 22.0"-37.5"-60.0"- 42.0". Maskineri bygget ved Ellicott Machine Corp. Baltimore, MD. USA. Kjeler bygget ved Chas Ward Eng. Works, Charleston, VA. USA.