D/S Fitzroy

Other names
ex Lafonia
Call sign
VPRZ
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1931
Yard number
189
Month of delivery
September

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
768
Net tonnage:
344

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 91
Speed:
10

Dimensions

Length:
165.8'
Beam:
32.7'
Draft:
11.7'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    9/1931: Falkland Islands Co. Ltd., Leith, U.K. - LAFONIA
    /1932: Falkland Islands Co. Ltd., Port Stanley, Falkland Isl., U.K. -  LAFONIA
    /1937: Omdøpt - FITZROY
    /1948: Forl. 27,5'- BRUTTO: 853 tonn. NET: 392 tonn
    /1957: Opphugget av Gray, Essex, U.K.

    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 14", 24" & 40"-27".
    Maskineri bygd ved W. Beardmore & Co. Ltd. Coatbridge, UK.