Sjøhistorie

D/S Joseph Rodman Drake

Call sign
KHHM
Shipping company
Nationality
USA flaggUSA
Home port

Shipyard

Name
Build year
1942
Yard number
488
Month of delivery
September

Other

  • Participant in WW2
  • Civilian ship

Tonnage

Gross tonnage:
7.181
Net tonnage:
4.384
Deadweight:
10.500

Engine

Propulsion:
Engine size:
NHK 339 IHK 1500
Speed:
10

Dimensions

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

    LIBERTY SKIP: Type  EC2-S-C1

    9/1942: United States War Shipping Administration, San Francisco, USA - JOSEPH  RODMAN  DRAKE
    3/1943: Skadet 9/3 under et tysk torpedoangrep av tysk U båt U-51 (Kapitän zur See Karl Neitzel ) i pos.N 07.11, W 52.30'Reparert
    /1946: United States Department of Commerse, San Francisco, USA - JOSEPH  RODMAN  DRAKE
    /1972: Opphugget ved Kearny, New Jersey

    Maskineri:
    Triple dampmaskin - 3 cylindere diam. 24 1/2", 37" & 70" - 48". Maskineri bygd ved General Machinery Corp. Hamilton, Oh. USA.

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    Shipwreck location

    Latitude: 7.183333
    Longitude: -52.5