SS Jean Marie (1922)
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | F Schichau GmbH |
| Launched | 1922 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sank |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 229 ft 6 in (69.95 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
| Depth | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propellor |
| Complement | 20 (Jean Marie) |
Location of the sinking of Jean Marie off Sweden.
Jean Marie was a 964 GRT
Elbing, Germany as Tertia for German owners. A sale in 1925 saw her renamed Hornland. In 1926, a further sale saw her renamed Taube. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Contour. In 1946, she was transferred to Belgium
and renamed Jean Marie. She was sold into merchant service, serving until 1951 when she sank after her cargo shifted.
Description
The ship was built in 1922 by F Schichau
Elbing.[1]
The ship was 229 feet 6 inches (69.95 m) long, with a beam of 33 feet 6 inches (10.21 m) and a depth of 13 feet 8 inches (4.17 m). The ship was of 964 GRT, 736 NRT,[2] 1,500 DWT.[3]
The ship was propelled by a
triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 15+3⁄4 inches (40 cm), 27+5⁄8 inches (70 cm) and 42+9⁄16 inches (108.1 cm) diameter by 27+5⁄8 inches (70 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Schichau.[2]
History
Tertia was built for the Flensburger Dampfschiffahrt Gesellschaft von 1869,
Code Letters LNRV were allocated.[2]
In 1934, Taube was sold to Argo Line,
Official Number 180611 were allocated. She was placed under the management of William Coombs & Sons Ltd.[8]
On 5 May 1947,minesweeper HMS Landsort also responded, but arrived after Jean Marie had sunk.[10]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85044-275-4.
- ^ a b c "LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 30 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "EMPIRE - C". Mariners. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "Horn Line". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "North German Lloyd Company / Nord-deutscher Lloyd". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ In Belgium, both French and Dutch are official languages, and companies may have been named differently according to the language used. This article uses the Dutch name.
- ^ a b "Belgian Ship Sinks". The Times. No. 52183. London. 13 December 1951. col B, p. 5.
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