SS Balto (1916)
SS Balto was a Norwegian steamship that was seized by the German Submarine SM U-49 on 6 November 1916 in the Bay of Biscay, and briefly used as a depot ship. She was then scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) north east of Cape Villano, Spain on 9 November. The 3,538 GRT cargo ship had been built in Greenock, Scotland in 1902 as Himera for Canadian owners and sold to Norway in 1914.
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SS Balto (1916)
SS Balto was a Norwegian steamship that was seized by the German Submarine SM U-49 on 6 November 1916 in the Bay of Biscay, and briefly used as a depot ship. She was then scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) north east of Cape Villano, Spain on 9 November. The 3,538 GRT cargo ship had been built in Greenock, Scotland in 1902 as Himera for Canadian owners and sold to Norway in 1914.
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SS Balto was a Norwegian steam ...... rs and sold to Norway in 1914.
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1902-08-29
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1902-08-11
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Scuttled 9 November 1916
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Ship builder
Russell & Co., Greenock, Scotland
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Ship completed
1902-08-29
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Ship identification
* TPMN , British ON 115313
* MKJD
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Ship launched
1902-08-11
Ship name
*Himera
*Balto
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Ship operator
*William Thomson & Company, Sa ...... Sønner A/S, Haugesund, Norway
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Ship power
One 3-cylinder triple expansion engine
1,800 ihp
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Ship propulsion
Screw propeller
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Ship registry
* Liverpool, England
* Saint John, New Brunswick
* Haugesund
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SS Balto was a Norwegian steam ...... rs and sold to Norway in 1914.
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SS Balto (1916)
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*Balto (1914-1916)
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*Himera (1902-1914)
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