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Name: LEIESTEN
Type: Tanker
Launched: 22/09/1930
Completed: 11/1930
Builder: Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Shipbuilders) Ltd
Yard: Low Walker
Yard Number: 1067
Dimensions: 6118grt, 3561nrt, 396.2 x 55.1 x 32.3ft
Engines: Oil engine, 2SCSA, Sulzer type, 6cyl (600 x 1060mm), 583nhp
Engines by: Armstrong, Whitworth & Co (Engineers) Ltd
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 11.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: n/a
History:
11/1930 Skibs A/S Leiesten (Rafen & Loennechen), Tønsberg
23/01/1942 Sank
Comments: 23/01/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U82, 470 miles SE of St John's
On a voyage from Manchester to Baton Rouge in ballast


Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox