D/S Turkistan

Call sign
GQQV
Class
LR100A1
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1939
Yard number
514
Month of delivery
January

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
6.935
Net tonnage:
4.228

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
706 NHP
Speed:
12,5

Dimensions

Length:
454'0 (472.5' o.a)
Beam:
58'5
Draft:
29'5
  • Historikk:
    v/Einar Ottarsen Onsøien

    1.1939: Levert til Strick Line (1923) Ltd (F.C.Strick & Co Ltd), London, GBR - TURKISTAN,
    /1946: Rederinavnet endret til Strick Line Ltd,
    /1962: Phoebus Kyprianou & Partners (P.J.Angouras, Piraeus), Beirut, Libanon - DEMOS,
    22.7.1962:Strandet under tyfon på Kasho To, nær Formosa, pos 22.40N/121.40E, på reise Pyongyang-Bangkok i ballast.



    Maskineri:
    Trippel dampmaskin, 3 sylindere diam. 26 1/2", 44" & 74"-48" & LP turbine with DR gearing & hydraulic coupling. Maskineri bygget ved J. Readhead & Sons Ltd. South Shields, UK.

    Sources

    Lloyd's Register, diverse årganger,

    Miramarshipindex.nz