M/S Pontiac

Other names
ex Australian Reefer
Call sign
HPWI
Shipping company
Nationality
Panama flaggPanama
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1937
Yard number
79
Month of delivery
April

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
2.321
Net tonnage:
1.289
Deadweight:
2.600

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
BHK 3500 NHK 675
Speed:
15,5

Dimensions

Length:
332.6'
Beam:
47.8'
Draft:
17.2'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde

    04/1937: Levert som AUSTRALIAN REEFER til A/S D/S Vesterhavet( J. Lauritzen ) Esbjerg, Danmark
    02/1938: Solgt til A/S Rederiet Ocean , Esbjerg, Danmark
    03/1941: Overtatt av United States Maritime Commission, Panama, nytt navn  PONTIAC
    01/1945: Forliste den 30/1-1945 i pos. N 44.17', W 63.09'. Sank
    11/1948: Hevet og solgt til Patapsco Scrap Corp, Baltimore i november 1948 for opphugging

    Maskineri:
    Oil Engones 2S.C.SA-10 cyl, bygd ved Burmeister & Wain, København