Hisko

Type:

Dampskip, tanker
steam ship, tanker.

Off. nr.:

2215758

Flagg (flag):

NOR

Havn (port):

Bergen

Byggeår (year built):

1917/10

Bnr (Sno).:

350

Bygger (yard):

Chester Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

Eier (owner):

A/S Dampskibet Hiskø, Bergen.

Disponent (manager):

Henrik Østervold, Bergen.

Klasse (Class).:

ABS

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

14.995 tdw, 5.665 brt, 3.516 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 400,8’-B: 54,3’-D: 31,4’.

Lasthåndtering
(cargo handling):

Kjølemaskineri
(Ref. machinery):

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering):

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjon (comm.):

Kallesignal (Call sign):

LJFN / WEDB

Fremdrift (propulsion):

2 dampturbiner, Westinghouse. 628 AHK giret til samme propelleraksel. Bygget av Westinghouse Machine Company, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Fart/forbr.(speed/cons.):

9,5 knop.

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Tot. el. kraft (el. power):

Kjeler (boilers):

3 dampkjeler (steam boilers) hver med 3 fyrganger.

Bemanning (crew):

Historikk:

1917 Bygget som HISKØ av Chester Shipsbuilding Corporation Ltd, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA for A/S Dampskibet Hiskø (Henrik Østervold), Bergen. Sjøsatt 21/04. Rekvirert av U. S. Navy og ferdigstilt i oktober for Naval Overseas Transportation Service, USA. Ferdig utrustet 06/12 som USS HISKO (1953).
1918 Kolliderte i tykk tåke 12/05 sannsynligvis med lasteskipet USS ZAALAND som sank. USS HISKO var på reise fra New York, NY, USA til Plymouth, England. USS HISKO fortsatte og kom trygt 18/05 til Plymouth, England.
På returreisa til USA var igjen USS HISKO involvert i en kollisjon om natten mellom 05-06/09 med passasjer & lasteskipet SS ALMIRANTE i tåke og høy sjø syd for Brigantine, NJ, USA i ca. posisjon 39.21N-74.13V. USS HISKO fikk store baug skader, men kunne fortsette mot New York. ALMIRANTE sank fort, men bare 5 eller 7 omkom. Resten ble berget av USS HISKO og the United States Lifesaving Service fra Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
1919 Dekommisjonert 01/10 og overført til United States Shipping Board som HISKO.
1925 Solgt til Beta Steamship Corporation (Walker & Daly), New York. Omdøpt til BETA.
1936 Solgt til Daly Tankship Corporation, New York.
Videresolgt til Chas. Kurz & Co. Inc. (Pennsylvania Shipping Co. Inc.), Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
1944 Overtatt av U. S. War Shipping Administration / U. S. Maritime Commission, Wilmington.
1948 Hogget i 2. kvartal av Patapsco Scrap Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland USA.

History in English:

1917 Built as HISKØ by Chester Shipsbuilding Corporation Ltd, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA for A/S Dampskibet Hiskø (Henrik Østervold), Bergen. Launched 21/04. Requisitioned by U. S. Navy. Completed in October for Naval Overseas Transportation Service, USA. Commissioned 06/12 as USS HISKO (1953).
1918 Collided in dense fog 12/05 probably with the cargo ship USS ZAALAND who sank. USS HISKO was on a voyage from New York, NY, USA to Plymouth, England. USS HISKO continued the voyage and arrived 18/05 safely at Plymouth.
During the return voyage to USA USS HISKO was again involved in a collision in the night between 05-06/09 with the passenger-cargo vessel SS ALMIRANTE in fog and high sea south of the Brigantine, NJ. USA in approximately position 39.21N-74.13W. USS HISKO sustained huge bow damages, but she was able to continue the voyage to New York. ALMIRANTE sank quickly, but only 5 or 7 lives were lost. The remaining were salvaged by USS HISKO and the United States Lifesaving Service from Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
1919 Decommissioned 01/10 and transferred to United States Shipping Board as HISKO.
1925 Sold to Beta Steamship Corporation (Walker & Daly), New York, NY.,USA, renamed BETA.
1936 Sold to Daly Tankship Corporation, New York.
Re-sold to Chas. Kurz & Co., Inc. (Pennsylvania Shipping Co. Inc.), Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
1944 Taken over by U. S. War Shipping Administration / U. S. Maritime Commission, Wilmington.
1948 Broken up in 2nd quarter by Patapsco Scrap Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland USA.