Jernfullrigger Artensis

Other names
ex Celtic Chief
Call sign
WJHD
Shipping company
Nationality
Norway flaggNorway
Home port
Enlistment district

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1885
Yard number
267
Month of delivery
Oktober

Other

  • Participant in WW1
  • Was sunk:

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
1.789
Net tonnage:
1.709
Deadweight:
2.600

Engine

Dimensions

Length:
266.8'
Beam:
39.5'
Draft:
22.3'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    10/1885: Levert som CELTIC CHIEF til Celtic Chief Ship Co ( Parry, Jones & Co ) Liverpool, UK
    00/1888: Overført til Celtic Chief Ship Co Ltd ( R. Hughes Jones & Co ) Liverpool, UK
    03/1911: Solgt til Skibs A/S Artensis (Sigurd Bruusgaard) Drammen, nytt navn  ARTENSIS
    07/1917: Sprengt den 19/7-1917 av tysk ubåt U-87 (Kapitänleutnant Rudolf Schneider)  i pos. N 54.32', W 11.07' på reise Glasgow til Hampton Roads i ballast. Alle reddet.

    Skipsførere:  
    1911- 1915: B.G. Sødahl
    1915 - 1917: S.M. Andersen
    1917 - 1917; Even Henrik Evensen


    Se også:
    https://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/465.html

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 54.533333
    Longitude: -11.116667