D/S Oropos

Other names
ex Maid of Sparta,ex Minna Horn,ex Hornhöhe,ex Madeleine Rickmers
Call sign
SVKP
Nationality
Greece flaggGreece
Home port
Andros, Hellas

Shipyard

Name
Rickmers A/G, Wesermunde
Build year
1913
Yard number
165

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Torpedoed, 18.12.1942
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
4.474
Net tonnage:
2.657
Deadweight:
8.475

Engine

Propulsion:
Triple 3 cyl.
Engine size:
NHK 379
Speed:
10

Dimensions

Length:
362.4'
Beam:
50.1'
Draft:
21.5'
  • Miscellaneous

    HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    /1913: Rickmers Reismühlen Rhederei und Schiffbau A/G, Bremerhafen, Tyskland - MADELEINE RICKMERS
    /1917: H.C. Horn Dampfschiff Rhederei Horn Fruchtdampfer A/G,Bremerhafen - HORNHÔHE
    /1918: omdøpt - MINNA HORN
    /1919: The Shipping Controller(Haldin & Co. Ltd)London, U.K. - MINNA HORN
    /1921: Byron S.S.Co.( M. Embiricos) London, U.K. - MAID OF SPARTA
    /1928: Michael A. Embiricos, Andros, Hellas - OROPOS
    12/1942: Torpedert og senket 18/12 av tysk ubåt U 621 ( Kapitänleutnant Max Kruschka ) i konvoi ONS 152 på reise Halifax til Ewe. 34 personer omkom.

    Se også:
    https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/2524.html

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 51
    Longitude: -37

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  • Documents (0)

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