D/S Southern Chief

Call sign
VPRQ
Shipping company
The South Georgia. Co. Ltd. (Chr. Salvesen & Co. Leith. UK.)
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port
Leith, UK
Port Stanley, Falkland Isl.

Shipyard

Name
Smiths Dock Co.Ltd., Middlesbrough, UK
Build year
1926
Yard number
827
Month of delivery
september

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship, Navy ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
295
Net tonnage:
104

Engine

Propulsion:
Triple 3 cyl.
Engine size:
NHK 95

Dimensions

Length:
123.0'
Beam:
24.6'
Draft:
13.9'
  • Miscellaneous

    HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    09/1926: Levert som SOUTHERN CHIEF Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd. v/ N. C. Watt, Port Stanley, Falkland Island
    00/1939: Overført til Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. Ltd., Port Stanley, Falkland Island                                  
    00/1941: Overført til The South Georgia Co. Ltd v/ Chr. Salvesen & Co, Leith, U.K.
    00/1941: Rekv. av The Royal Navy Adm., London                                                                      
    00/1946: Tilbakeført The South Georgia Co. Ltd v/ Chr. Salvesen & Co, Leith, U.K.
    03/1961: Scuttled 9/3-1961 utenfor kysten av South Georgia.

    Sources

    http://www.lardex.net/TONSBERG/salvesen/skipstekst/1941southernchief.htm

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