D/S Typhoon
- Call sign
- KMXW
- Shipping company
- Nationality
- USA
- Home port
- Shipyard
- Build year
- 1943
- Yard number
- 223
- Month of delivery
- Februar
- Other
- Participant in WW2
- Gross tonnage:
- 6.221
- Net tonnage:
- 3.530
- Deadweight:
- 9.870
- Length:
- 439'0
- Beam:
- 63'2
- Draft:
- 27'5
Tonnage
Dimensions
Historikk:
28.2.1943: Levert tll United States War Administration, New Orleans - TYPHOON
8/1943: Ferdig ombygget til troppetransportskip for 1454 tropper,
/1946: Returnert til Maritime Commission,
/1948: Solgt sivilt, tilbakeført til ordinært lasteskip, Waterman SS Corp, Mobile, Ala - MOBILIAN
/1955: Ocean Transportation Co Inc, New York, N.Y. - OCEAN JOYCE,
/1957: Ocean Clippers Inc, New York, N.Y.,
/1961: Overseas Carriers Corp, New York, N.Y. - OVERSEAS JOYCE,
/1965: Sapphire SS Lines Inc, New York, N.Y. - SAPPHIRE SANDY,
/1967: Richwood SS Co Inc, New York, N.Y. - RICHWOOD,
/1970: Sea Queen Nav Corp SA (Prosperity Steamship Co Ltd, H.K.), Panama - GRAND RANGER,
14.6.1971: På reise Nagoya-Paramaribo med biler, havarerte i pos 9.33N/85.07W, off Costa Rica, totaltap.
Maskineri:
2 steam turbines DR geared to 1 sc shaft. Maskineri bygget ved General Electric Co, Lynn, Ma, USA.
Sources
Lloyd's Register, diverse årganger,
Miramarshipindex.nz
Crew list
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