SS Hoxie
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| Имя |
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| Оператор |
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| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd, Sparrows Point, Maryland |
| Yard number | 4182 |
| Launched | 7 December 1918 |
| Completed | March 1919 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped in Hamburg, 1958 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 4,714 GRT |
| Length | 377 ft (114.91 m) |
| Beam | 52 ft 3 in (15.93 m) |
| Depth | 27 ft (8.23 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 x triple expansion steam engine (Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd) 320 hp (240 kW) |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
Хокси была грузового корабля с 4714 тонн, который был построен в 1918 году. Она была переименована в Империю Альбатрос в 1940 году. В 1942 году она была переименована в бельгийский рыбак . В 1946 году она была переименована в Бельгик , а затем Марту Хендрик Фиссера в 1950 году. Она была отменена в 1958 году.
История
[ редактировать ]До второй мировой войны
[ редактировать ]Hoxie была построена Bythlehem Steel Corporation , в Sparrows Point, Балтимор, в качестве корпорации экстренного флота (EFC) № 4182. Она была запущена 7 декабря 1918 года и завершена в марте 1919 года. [ 1 ] Она принадлежала судоходному совету США . Hoxie был зафрахтован Baltimore Steam Ship Co в 1920 -х годах. [ 2 ] Она перешла в морскую комиссию США в 1937 году.
Военная служба
[ редактировать ]Hoxie passed to the Ministry of War Transport in 1940 and was renamed Empire Albatross, under the management of Sir W Reardon Smith & Sons, Cardiff. Management later passed to Dene Management Co. She was a member of a number of convoys.
- HX 145
Convoy HX 145 sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia on 16 August 1941 and arrived at Liverpool on 31 August.[3]
- SC 74
Convoy SC 74 sailed from Halifax on 12 March 1942 and arrived at Liverpool on 28 March. Empire Albatross was carrying a cargo of steel and trucks. Her final destination was Hull.[4]
In 1942, Empire Albatross was sold to the Belgian Government and renamed Belgian Fisherman, under the management of L Dens et Compagnie, Antwerp. On 28 February 1944, Belgian Fisherman was damaged in a collision with the SS Grodno near Safi en route to Gibraltar.[5]
Post war
[edit]In 1946 Belgian Fisherman was sold to the Compagnie Royale Belgo-Argentine SA, Antwerp and renamed Belgique.[6] In 1950, Belgique was sold for scrapping to Van Heyghen Frères, Gent, who resold her to Hendrik Fisser AG, Emden who renamed her Martha Hendrik Fisser. She served with them for eight years. Martha Hendrik Fisser was sold for scrapping to Walter Ritscher who resold her to Eckhardt & Co[5] She was scrapped at Hamburg in the first quarter of 1958.[1]
Official Number and code letters
[edit]Official numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers.
Hoxie had the American Official Number 217613 and used the code letters LQBF.[7] Empire Albatross had the Official Number 168090 on Lloyds Register and used the code letters GNLF.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b "Search results for "2217616"". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ "Ships built by Union Iron Works". Ellis Island Foundation. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ "CONVOY HX 145". Warsailors. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ "CONVOY SC 74". Warsailors. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Armement Adolf Deppe" (in Dutch). Wilfran. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ "Empire-A". Mariners-L. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ "NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ "STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- 1918 ships
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- World War II merchant ships of Belgium
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- Merchant ships of West Germany
- Steamships of West Germany
- Ships built in Sparrows Point, Maryland