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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.
Norseman
Image courtesy of :
Norseman Atlantic Convoy
Image courtesy of : Atlantic Cable.co
Norseman
Image courtesy of : Atlantic Cable.co
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