D/S Kent County

Other names
ex Edward A. Mac.Dowell
Call sign
LMMK
Class
DNV1A1
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1943
Yard number
1118
Month of delivery
Mai

Other

  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
7.225
Net tonnage:
4.459
Deadweight:
10.750

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 647
Speed:
11

Dimensions

Length:
423.9'
Beam:
57.1'
Draft:
34.9'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    05/1943: Levert som EDWARD A.MACDOWELL til U. S. War Shipping Administration, San Francisco
    00/1947: Solgt til Westfal-Larsen & Co. A/S, Bergen, nytt navn  KENT COUNTY
    00/1958: Solgt til Gibson Shipping Co. Inc (Pacific Export & Import Co) Panama, nytt navn  GIBSON
    00/1959: Solgt til Mutnal Shipping Co. Inc., Panama, nytt navn  TWINFOX
    04/1967: Solgt til Taiwan for opphugging. Ankom Koahsiung den 30/4-1967

    Maskineri:
    Dampmaskin- 3 cylindere diam.24.5"-37"-70"x48",
    bygd ved Joshua Hendy Iron Works, San Francisco, California, USA.
    Kjeler bygget ved Babcock & Wilcox Co. Bayonne, N.J. USA