Tubon

Type:

Motorskip, stykkgods
motor ship, general cargo.

Off. nr.:

5362805

Flagg (flag):

NOR

Havn (port):

Bergen

Byggeår (year built):

1943/09

Bnr (Sno).:

992

Bygger (yard):

Lithgows Ltd, East Yard, Port Glasgow, Scotland.

Eier (owner):

Dampskibsselskabet A/S Flint, Bergen.

Disponent (manager):

Willy Kubon, Bergen.

Klasse (Class).:

Lloyd’s +100A1

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

10.100 tdw, 7.490 brt, 4.421 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 444,5’-B. 57,9’-D: 35,3’.

Lasthåndtering
(cargo handling):

7 lasterom med 7 luker.
16 vinsjer.
16 bommer, alle 3 t.

Kjølemaskineri
(Ref. machinery):

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering):

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjon (comm.):

Kallesignal (Call sign):

LIZB

Fremdrift (propulsion):

1 dieselmotor, Burmeister & Wain DM6300-S. 4-takt/enkltv.,
6-sylinder, syl. dim.: 740 x 1.500 mm. 490 NHK. Bygget av
John G. Kincaid & Co. Ltd, Greenock, Scotland.

Fart/forbr.(speed/cons.):

12,0 knop.

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Tot. el. kraft (el. power):

Kjeler (boilers):

2 hjelpekjeler (aux. boilers), arbeidstrykk 150 psi.

Bemanning (crew):

Historikk:

1943 Bygget som MS EMPIRE MACRAE av Lithgows Ltd, East Yard, Port Glasgow, Scotland for Ministry of War Transport (Hain Steamship Co. Ltd), Greenock, Scotland. Levert som merchant aircraft carrier. Sjøsatt 21/06, ferdigstilt 20/09.
1945 Ombygget til stykkgods skip ved Lithgows Ltd, East Yard, Port Glasgow. Hangardekket ble fjerna og vanlig overbygg satt på.
1947 Solgt til Moller Line Ltd, London, England.
Videresolgt til Alpha South African Steamship Co. Ltd (Moller Line S.A. (Pty.) Ltd), Durban, Syd-Afrika. Omdøpt til ALPHA ZAMBESI.
1949 Solgt til Motor Lines Ltd, London (Clunies Shipping Co.), Greenock.
1954 Solgt i juni til Westport Shipping Co. Ltd (Lennart Waldemar), London.
Videresolgt i oktober for GBP 230.000 til Dampskibsselskabet A/S Flint og Skibs-A/S Vilhelm Torkildsens Rederi (Vilhelm Torkildsen), Bergen. Omdøpt til TOBON 28/10 etter dokking i Rotterdam, Nederland.
1960 Solgt for NOK 2.500.000 til Dampskibsselskabet A/S Flint (Willy Kubon), Bergen.
1967 Solgt 28/03 til Agia Paraskevi Corp. (Pontikos Shipping Agencies - E. Pontikos), Piraeus, Hellas. Omdøpt til DESPINA P.
1971 Ankom før 07/04 til Kaohsiung, Taiwan for hogging som begynte 02/05 og var ferdig 05/06 ved Chi Shun Hwa Steel & Iron Works Co.

History in English:

1943 Built as MV EMPIRE MACRAE by Lithgows Ltd, East Yard, Port Glasgow, Scotland for Ministry of War Transport (Hain Steamship Co. Ltd), Greenock, Scotland. Completed as a merchant aircraft carrier. Launched 21/06, completed 20/09.
1945 Converted to cargo ship by Lithgows Ltd, East Yard, Port Glasgow. The Aircraft deck was removed and a normal accommodation fitted.
1947 Sold to Moller Line Ltd, London, England.
Re-sold to Alpha South African Steamship Co. Ltd (Moller Line S.A. (Pty.) Ltd), Durban, South Africa. Renamed ALPHA ZAMBESI.
1949 Sold to Motor Lines Ltd, London (Clunies Shipping Co.), Greenock.
1954 Sold in June to Westport Shipping Co. Ltd (Lennart Waldemar), London, England.
Re-sold in October for GBP 230.000 to Dampskibsselskabet A/S Flint og Skibs-A/S Vilhelm Torkildsens Rederi (Vilhelm Torkildsen), Bergen. Renamed TOBON 28/10 after dry docking at Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
1960 Sold for NOK 2.500.000 to Dampskibsselskabet A/S Flint (Willy Kubon), Bergen.
1967 Sold 28/03 to Agia Paraskevi Corp. (Pontikos Shipping Agencies - E. Pontikos), Piraeus, Greece. Renamed DESPINA P.
1971 Arrived prior to 07/04 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan for demolition that began 02/05, and was completed 05/06 by Chi Shun Hwa Steel & Iron Works Co.