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Name Official number Flag IMO
NORSEMAN  147561  GBR   
Year built Date launched Date completed
1923  26/09/1923  11/1923 
Vessel type Vessel description
Cable Vessel   Steel Screw Steamer 2 Masts 
Builder Yard Yard no
John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank Clydebank  499 
 

Tonnage Length Breadth Depth Draft
1892 grt / 651 nrt / 259.5 ft  37.2 ft  22.9 ft  18.1 ft 
Engine builder John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank
Engine detail
2-screw. 2xT3Cyl. (15,24.5 & 40 - 30)in. 180lb. 320NHP. 

First owner First port of register Registration date
Western Telegraph Co. Ltd., London  London   
Other names
 
Subsequent owner and registration history
1939 Cable & Wireless Ltd., London 
Vessel history
1941 requisitioned by the Admiralty for use as a Cable Ship.
1946 Returned
 
Remarks
 
End year Fate / Status
1964  Broken Up 12/03/1964 
Disposal Detail
Arrived at Ghent for breaking by Van Heyghen Freres. 
 

 

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Norseman Atlantic Convoy
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Norseman
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