Difference between revisions of "SS Port Napier"
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| shipname = SS Port Napier | | shipname = SS Port Napier | ||
| − | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = Tyser Line |
| − | | shipbuilder = | + | | shipbuilder = Workman, Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast |
| − | | shipyardnumber = | + | | shipyardnumber = 313 |
| shiplaunched = 1912 | | shiplaunched = 1912 | ||
| − | | shipcompleted = | + | | shipcompleted = 1912 |
| − | | shipinservice = | + | | shipinservice = 1912 |
| − | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 1943 |
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| shipoutofservice2 = | | shipoutofservice2 = | ||
| shipreclassified = | | shipreclassified = | ||
| − | | shipID = | + | | shipID = JBKG |
| − | | shipfate = | + | | shipfate = sunk in air raid |
| shiptype = cargo / passenger | | shiptype = cargo / passenger | ||
| shiptonnage = 8,491 tons | | shiptonnage = 8,491 tons | ||
| − | | shiplength = | + | | shiplength = 490.2 ft (154.5m) |
| − | | shipbeam = | + | | shipbeam = 61.4 ft (18.71m) |
| − | | shipdepth = | + | | shipdepth = 32.9 ft (10.03m) |
| − | | shippropulsion = | + | | shippropulsion = twin screw |
| − | | shipspeed = | + | | shipspeed = 13 knots (24.08 km/h) |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Built as the SS Hawkes Bay, | + | Built as the ''SS Hawkes Bay'' for the Tyser Line, London. In 1914 she was transferred to the Port Line, and in 1916 renamed ''Port Napier''. |
| − | 1932 laid up, 1936 transferred to Brocklebank Line and renamed Martand. | + | |
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| + | During 1932 she was laid up, until 1936 when she was transferred to Brocklebank Line and renamed ''Martand''. She was renamed again in 1938, this time to ''Mar Bianco'' when sold to A. Zanchi of Genoa. She was subsequently bombed and sunk by British aircraft on 7 Dec 1943 off Zara, in modern day Croatia. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
===England to Fremantle 23 December 1919 - 2 February 1920=== | ===England to Fremantle 23 December 1919 - 2 February 1920=== | ||
| − | *[[Thomas Hale Kensit]] and wife | + | * [[Thomas Hale Kensit]] and wife |
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 23:55, 14 December 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Port Napier |
| Owner | Tyser Line |
| Builder | Workman, Clark & Co Ltd, Belfast |
| Yard number | 313 |
| Launched | 1912 |
| Completed | 1912 |
| In service | 1912 |
| Out of service | 1943 |
| Fate | sunk in air raid |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo / passenger |
| Tonnage | 8,491 tons |
| Length | 490.2 ft (154.5m) |
| Beam | 61.4 ft (18.71m) |
| Depth | 32.9 ft (10.03m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 13 knots (24.08 km/h) |
Remarks
Built as the SS Hawkes Bay for the Tyser Line, London. In 1914 she was transferred to the Port Line, and in 1916 renamed Port Napier.
During 1932 she was laid up, until 1936 when she was transferred to Brocklebank Line and renamed Martand. She was renamed again in 1938, this time to Mar Bianco when sold to A. Zanchi of Genoa. She was subsequently bombed and sunk by British aircraft on 7 Dec 1943 off Zara, in modern day Croatia.
Soldiers carried
England to Fremantle 23 December 1919 - 2 February 1920
- Thomas Hale Kensit and wife