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with a pair of Bauer-Wach exhaust turbines. Each turbine was powered by the exhaust steam from the low-pressure cylinder of one of her piston engines, and drove the same propeller shaft as that piston engine via a
656:
service between New
Zealand, Australia and the UK, bringing refrigerated produce to the UK and general cargo to Australia and New Zealand. The company lost three cargo ships to enemy action in the First World War.
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continued her regular trade between New
Zealand, Australia and the UK. She sailed mostly unescorted, with convoy protection only in the North Atlantic. She used both the Cape of Good Hope route via
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832:, Captain Styrin, ordered his crew to abandon ship. All the crew got safely away in the lifeboats, which then stood clear of the ship. It was snowing and bitterly cold.
810:
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was 520.7 ft (158.7 m), her beam was 64.2 ft (19.6 m) and her depth was 38.1 ft (11.6 m). As built, her
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and her three sisters to
Federal Steam as reparations. Federal Steam named its ships after English counties or county towns.
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84:
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1202:
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762:
709:
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782:
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1300:
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588:
508:. She operated between Britain and Australasia until 1941, when an Italian submarine sank her in the
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57:
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825:
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211:
1535:
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1400:
850:
717:
419:
1514:
1497:
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1463:
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1374:
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528:
1431:
625:
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483:
169:
140:
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829:
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633:
509:
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118:
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1380:
758:
591:. Her holds had 409,583 cu ft (11,598 m) of refrigerated cargo space.
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425:
375:
136:
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Clipper Ship to Motor Liner; the story of the New
Zealand Shipping Company 1873–1939
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790:
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175:
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Plan of a triple-expansion piston engine with Bauer-Wach exhaust turbine system
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853:
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520:
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63:
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GJFZ replaced her code letters. By 1940 her navigation equipment included an
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This was the first of two ships in the
Federal Steam fleet to be called
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240:
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placed her under the management of Alfred McIntosh and
Company of
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750:
s fuel efficiency, and raised her total power to 1,270 NHP.
1052:"List of vessels fitted with refrigerating appliances".
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broke in two and sank in ten minutes. The 3,748
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device and her tonnages were revised to 10,946
708:
s tonnages had been slightly revised to 10,951
605:. Between them her twin engines were rated at 1,115
1547:
1336:
1331:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in February 1941
1700:World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom
1084:Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen (1921).
824:with one torpedo, which blew a large hole in the
716:, and her navigation equipment included wireless
1705:World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
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8:
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395:409,583 cu ft (11,598 m)
883:
618:Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles
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17:
7:
1102:– via Crew List Index Project.
898:. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust
813:288. At 0235 hrs on 24 February the
1670:Maritime incidents in February 1941
731:By 1931 Bremer Vulkan had supplied
547:built the refrigerated cargo liner
322:31 ft 10 in (9.70 m)
838:fired a second torpedo, which hit
14:
828:side of her number one hold. Her
254:Sunk by torpedo, 24 February 1941
128:Britain – Australia / New Zealand
101:1922: Federal Steam Navigation Co
1690:Steamships of the United Kingdom
1685:Ships sunk by Italian submarines
1608:
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502:Federal Steam Navigation Company
239:
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1260:"SS Huntingdon [+1941]"
551:. Bremer Vulkan then built her
531:in 1973 and scrapped in 1975.
98:1921: Alfred McIntosh & Co
1:
1680:Ships sunk with no fatalities
1675:Ships built in Bremen (state)
1294:New Zealand Shipping Company
859:rescued all 67 of her crew.
616:and her three sisters under
306:520.7 ft (158.7 m)
1695:Ships of the United Kingdom
1258:Allen, Tony (14 May 2020).
1169:"Steamers and Motorships".
1137:"Steamers and Motorships".
1020:"Steamers and Motorships".
981:"Steamers and Motorships".
949:"Steamers and Motorships".
917:"Steamers and Motorships".
660:The UK Government supplied
85:Federal Steam Navigation Co
1721:
1207:Port Arrivals / Departures
330:38.1 ft (11.6 m)
314:64.2 ft (19.6 m)
1578:
1288:Waters, Sydney D (1939).
743:. The turbines increased
652:Federal Steam operated a
612:The UK Government seized
258:
24:
20:
1236:. Don Kindell, Convoyweb
1209:. Don Kindell, Convoyweb
1146:. Vol. II. London:
1029:. Vol. II. London:
990:. Vol. II. London:
958:. Vol. II. London:
926:. Vol. II. London:
777:In the Second World War
773:Second World War service
527:in 1948, transferred to
371:from 1931: as above plus
367:triple expansion engines
1178:. Vol. I. London:
1061:. Vol. I. London:
815:Italian submarine
632:KGWL and registered in
603:triple expansion engine
387:14 knots (26 km/h)
259:General characteristics
728:
726:
1087:Mercantile Navy List
896:Scottish Built Ships
801:On 19 February 1941
500:and sold her to the
346:from 1931: 1,270 NHP
1637: /
648:Federal Steam fleet
638:Shipping Controller
601:, each driven by a
519:. The second was a
79:Shipping Controller
729:
523:that was built in
504:, who renamed her
482:that was built in
418:by 1930: wireless
413:processing systems
397:refrigerated cargo
289:1940: 10,946
279:1930: 10,951
269:1921: 11,305
214:GJFZ (1934 onward)
1641:58.417°N 20.383°W
1620:
1619:
718:direction finding
624:was given the UK
583:were 11,305
577:registered length
464:
463:
420:direction finding
178:KGWL (until 1933)
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1234:OB Convoy Series
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1203:"Ship Movements"
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1180:Lloyd's Register
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1063:Lloyd's Register
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1023:Lloyd's Register
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920:Lloyd's Register
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749:
707:
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340:as built: 1,115
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1713:
1711:
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1654:
1646:58.417; -20.383
1645:
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1636:
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1621:
1616:
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1548:Other incidents
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1523:
1506:
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1472:
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1419:
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1366:Empire Engineer
1355:
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1257:
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1230:"Convoy OB.288"
1228:Hague, Arnold.
1227:
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1201:Hague, Arnold.
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1185:
1183:
1175:
1168:
1167:
1163:
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1119:
1111:
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1097:
1095:
1083:
1082:
1078:
1068:
1066:
1058:
1051:
1050:
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1036:
1034:
1033:. 1930. HUM–HUR
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1019:
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994:. 1930. CUL–CUR
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980:
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836:Michele Bianchi
817:Michele Bianchi
799:
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747:
712:and 6,929
705:
650:
626:official number
587:and 7,067
572:
545:Bremen-Vegesack
537:
498:war reparations
412:
335:Installed power
238:
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170:official number
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1349:Empire Citizen
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1292:. London: The
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1092:Board of Trade
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807:Firth of Clyde
798:
795:
789:route via the
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741:fluid coupling
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510:Atlantic Ocean
494:United Kingdom
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1460:
1457:
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1450:
1449:Empire Blanda
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1428:
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1405:
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1384:
1383:
1378:
1377:
1376:Empire Breeze
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1510:Armando Diaz
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1473:23 Feb: HMS
1466:Lincoln City
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1125:Waters 1939
1113:Waters 1939
962:. 1930. NOR
692:Münsterland
662:Münsterland
654:cargo liner
628:145104 and
622:Münsterland
614:Münsterland
595:Münsterland
570:Münsterland
564:Münsterland
489:Münsterland
486:in 1920 as
480:cargo liner
147:Yard number
58:Münsterland
37:Münsterland
1665:1920 ships
1659:Categories
1614:March 1941
1493:Huntingdon
1382:Politician
1338:Shipwrecks
1269:26 January
1240:26 January
1213:26 January
1186:26 January
1154:26 January
1098:26 January
1069:26 January
1037:26 January
998:26 January
966:26 January
934:26 January
902:26 January
878:References
854:cargo ship
844:Huntingdon
840:Huntingdon
822:Huntingdon
803:Huntingdon
779:Huntingdon
745:Huntingdon
733:Huntingdon
703:Huntingdon
696:Huntingdon
688:Cumberland
521:motor ship
517:Huntingdon
506:Huntingdon
469:Huntingdon
447:Cumberland
362:powered by
353:Propulsion
64:Huntingdon
43:Huntingdon
1515:HMS
1498:HMS
1485:HMS
1464:HMT
1423:Gairsoppa
1401:HMS
1358:HMS
1264:Wrecksite
871:Cambridge
857:Papalemos
811:Convoy OB
805:left the
755:call sign
738:Föttinger
676:Sauerland
666:Friesland
566:in 1920.
558:in 1918,
556:Sauerland
549:Friesland
424:by 1940:
212:call sign
155:Completed
1568:L'Espoir
1565:25 Feb:
1555:14 Feb:
1534:28 Feb:
1524:27 Feb:
1507:25 Feb:
1483:24 Feb:
1476:Manistee
1462:21 Feb:
1455:Seaforth
1440:19 Feb:
1430:18 Feb:
1420:17 Feb:
1413:Southsea
1399:11 Feb:
869:SS
863:See also
785:and the
701:By 1930
684:Wendland
671:Hertford
597:had two
581:tonnages
560:Wendland
539:In 1917
535:Building
525:Scotland
452:Hertford
392:Capacity
93:Operator
51:Namesake
1632:20°23′W
1629:58°25′N
1537:Persier
1443:Algarve
1403:Snapper
1392:Rosanna
1389:9 Feb:
1373:5 Feb:
1360:Crispin
1356:4 Feb:
1346:3 Feb:
694:became
686:became
680:Norfolk
678:became
668:became
529:P&O
484:Germany
457:Norfolk
319:Draught
264:Tonnage
133:Builder
25:History
1558:Savoia
1527:Ramb I
1517:Exmoor
1500:Terror
1487:Dainty
1182:. 1940
1150:. 1931
1065:. 1930
830:Master
636:. The
634:London
599:screws
492:. The
472:was a
428:device
360:screws
303:Length
172:145104
119:London
83:1922:
77:1920:
62:1922:
56:1920:
41:1922:
35:1920:
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851:Greek
809:with
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642:Leith
573:'
477:steam
435:Notes
384:Speed
327:Depth
125:Route
72:Owner
1597:1942
1589:1941
1581:1940
1296:Ltd.
1271:2021
1242:2021
1215:2021
1188:2021
1156:2021
1100:2021
1071:2021
1039:2021
1000:2021
968:2021
936:2021
904:2021
826:port
820:hit
797:Loss
690:and
403:Crew
365:2 ×
311:Beam
251:Fate
158:1920
30:Name
848:GRT
767:NRT
763:GRT
714:NRT
710:GRT
607:NHP
589:NRT
585:GRT
543:in
467:SS
342:NHP
295:NRT
291:GRT
285:NRT
281:GRT
275:NRT
271:GRT
168:UK
150:588
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