M/S Shantung

Call sign
SEJN - KGTF
Shipping company
Nationality
Sweden flaggSweden
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1929
Yard number
420
Month of delivery
August

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Fire/Explosion, 25.12.1941
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
6.527
Net tonnage:
3.982
Deadweight:
10.230

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
2- 6-Cyl. B&W Gøtaverken diesel
Speed:
13.0

Dimensions

Length:
437.2'
Beam:
57.1
Draft:
28.0'
  • HISTORIKK:

    08/1929: Levert som SHANTUNG til A/B Svenska Ostasiatiska Kompaniet, Gøteborg, Sverige 
    12/1941: Fikk brann om bord den 25/12-1941 på reise Halifax til Liverpool og sank i
                   pos. N 59,50', W 23,30'.  5 personer omkom.

    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 59.833333
    Longitude: -23.5