SS Tolten
Chilean cargo ship, sunk by a German submarine in 1942 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SS Tolten was a Chilean Cargo ship that was torpedoed by the German submarine U-404 in the Atlantic Ocean 32 nautical miles (59 km) off Barnegat, New Jersey, United States on 13 March 1942 while she was travelling from Baltimore, United States to New York City, New York (state), United States in ballast.[1]
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History | |
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Name | |
Owner | Cia. Sud Americana De Vapores - CSAV |
Port of registry | Valparaiso, Chile |
Builder | Aalborg Værft A/S |
Yard number | 58 |
Launched | 22 April 1938 |
Completed | 21 June 1938 |
Fate | Torpedoed and sunk 13 March 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | 1,858 GRT |
Length | 90.9 metres (298 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 13.3 metres (43 ft 8 in) |
Depth | 5.3 metres (17 ft 5 in) |
Installed power | 1 x 3 cyl. Compound expansion steam engine |
Propulsion | Screw propeller |
Speed | 12.5 knots |
Crew | 27 |
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