T/S North Star

Other names
ex Prince Henry
Call sign
VGFZ
Shipping company
Nationality
Great Britain flaggGreat Britain
Home port

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship, Navy ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
6.893
Net tonnage:
3.055

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK
Speed:
22

Dimensions

Length:
366.4'
Beam:
57.1'
Draft:
27.4'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde.

    1930: Prince Henry Ltd (B. C. Keeley) Vancouver, U.K. - PRINCE HENRY
    1935: Prince Henry Ltd., Vancouver, U.K. - PRINCE HENRY
    1937: Omdøpt - NORTH STAR
    1938: Clarke S. S. Co. Ltd., Montreal, U.K. - NORTH STAR
    3/1940: Rekv. av Royal Canadian Navy. Omb. til handelskrysser (F70)
    1946: Ministry of Transport (General Steam Nav. Vo. Ltd) London, U.K. - EMPIRE PARKESTON
    1962: Solgt og opphugget i La Spezia, Italia.

    Maskineri:
    6 stk. Steam turbiner - SR. geared til 2 propellaksler.
    Maskineri bygget ved Cammell Laird & Co. Birkenhead, UK.