Name: | HAVBØR |
Type: | Tanker |
Launched: | 11/04/1930 |
Completed: | 07/1930 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 1372 |
Dimensions: | 7614grt, 4563nrt, 460.5 x 59.5 x 34.1ft |
Engines: | Oil engine, 2SCSA, 6cyl (31 x 43in), 1010nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
07/1930 | A/S Havbør (P Meyer), Oslo |
15/11/1940 | Sank |
Comments: | 15/11/1940: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U65, off W Africa, at 04.24N - 13.46W |
On a voyage from Abadan via Freetown to UK ports with crude oil & refined products |
Above photo copyright of the Norsk Maritimt Museum
Above photo copyright of the Norsk Maritimt Museum, Per-Erik Johnsen Collection