Bitterfeld (1930) |
Later Names | |
Mariso (1940) |
Builder: |
Friedrick Krupp Germaniawerft A.G. Kiel, Germany |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
||
Year Built: |
1930 |
Launched: |
N/A |
Type: |
Freighter (Refrigerated) |
Completed: |
May 1930 |
Fate: |
Sunk Mar. 20, 1943 (torpedo) by U-518 (Kapitänleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann) Location: South Atlantic, 77 miles ESE of Salvador, Brazil. 2 men lost, 107 survivors make land in lifeboats. 2 men taken prisoner. (Roll of Honour) |
Dimensions, Machinery and Performance (as built) |
|||
Length: |
477' 6" |
Engines: |
4 Single reduction geared steam turbines (a) |
Beam: |
63' 2" |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
28' 4" (depth) |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
7,659 |
HP: |
N/A |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
15 knots |
Notes |
|
(a): |
By Blohm + Voss GmbH, Hamburg, Germany. |
Owner |
|
As built: |
Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt A.G. (Hamburg-Amerika Line) Hamburg, Germany |
1940: |
N.V. Nederlandsche-Indische Maatschappij voor Zeevaart Batavia, Java |
1943: |
Royal Netherlands Government (Netherlands Shipping & Trading Committee Ltd. Managers) |
Masters |
||
From |
To |
Name |
N/A |
Mar. 20, 1943 |
Bernard Visser |
Ship's History |
May 10, 1940: |
Seized at Padang, Sumatra by Dutch authorities and renamed Mariso. |
Dec. 21, 1940: |
Damaged by bombs during a German air raid on Liverpool, England. Out of service until Feb. 1942. |
Page published Aug. 21, 2020 |