TYNE BUILT SHIPS
  A history of Tyne shipbuilders and the ships that they built

Home

Shipbuilders

Ships

River Views

About

Copyright


Select

Ship Name

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

XYZ



Name: TANA
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 24/03/1921
Completed: 09/1921
Builder: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd
Yard: Jarrow
Yard Number: 917
Dimensions: 5535grt, 3448nrt, 380.4 x 52.2 x 33.6ft
Engines: 2 x Steam Turbines, 549nhp
Engines by: Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow; (1928: Parson's MST Co Ltd)
Propulsion: 1 x Screw
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: n/a
History:
09/1921 D/S A/S Den Norske Afrika og Australielinje (Wilh Wilhelmsen), Tønsberg
1934 Wilh Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg
1940 French Vichy Government (Chargeurs Réunis); renamed SAINTE SIMONE
12/1942 Deutsches Reich (Mittelmeer Reederei Gmbh)
10/12/1946 Sank
Comments: 09/1928: Turbines replaced by Parson's Marine Steam Turbine Co Ltd
22/06/1940: Detained at Safi and later seized by French Government
24/05/1943: Sank during an air attack off Olbia. Raised post-war
10/12/1946: Sank while under tow to Genoa


Above photo as TANA is courtesy of Photoship