D/S Jesse Billingsley

Call sign
KXZG
Class
EC2-S-C1
Shipping company
Nationality
USA flaggUSA
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1943
Yard number
79
Month of delivery
august

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
7.244
Net tonnage:
4.396
Deadweight:
10.862

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 339

Dimensions

Length:
422.8'
Beam:
57.0'
Draft:
34.8'
  • HISTORIKK:
    v/H. Larsson-Fedde

    LIBERTY SHIP: Type   EC2-S-C1

    8/1943: Levert fra Houston Shipbuilding Corp. Houston, TX, USA United States War Shipping Administration, Houston, USA - JESSE BILLINGSLEY
    /1946: lagt opp i Trieste etter mineskader
    /1946: Soc.Italiana di Arm. Sidarma, Venedig. Italia - LAGUNA
    /1950: ny motor: Fiat    BHK 3600   Fart: 12  knop
    /1950: Navigazione Libera Triestina, Trieste, Italia - LAGUNA
    /1964: Reefer Navigation Co.(Luigi Monta fu Carlo) Panama - MARILU
    /1965: Sicula Oceanica, Palermo, Italia - ORIONE
    2/1969: Ankom slepende Fayal etter maskinhavari og lekkasje i dårlig vær nær Azorene. Slept videre til Bilbao for opphugging.

    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 24 1/2", 37" & 70"-48".
    Maskineri bygget ved Wilamette Iron & Steel Corp. Portland OR, USA.