SS Norhauk
Norhauk was a 6,086 GRT refrigerated cargo ship which was built to Design 1015 by G. M. Standifer Construction Company, Vancouver, Washington in 1919 as Waban for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). After service with Lykes Brothers-Ripley Steamship Co Inc she was transferred to the Ministry of Shipping (later the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT)) in 1940 and renamed Empire Sambar. A boiler-room explosion damaged her in 1941. After repairs she was renamed Empire Beaver. She was transferred to the Norwegian Government in 1942 and renamed Norhauk, serving until she struck a mine and sank in December 1943.
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SS Norhauk
Norhauk was a 6,086 GRT refrigerated cargo ship which was built to Design 1015 by G. M. Standifer Construction Company, Vancouver, Washington in 1919 as Waban for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). After service with Lykes Brothers-Ripley Steamship Co Inc she was transferred to the Ministry of Shipping (later the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT)) in 1940 and renamed Empire Sambar. A boiler-room explosion damaged her in 1941. After repairs she was renamed Empire Beaver. She was transferred to the Norwegian Government in 1942 and renamed Norhauk, serving until she struck a mine and sank in December 1943.
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Norhauk was a 6,086 GRT refrig ...... ine and sank in December 1943.
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builder
length (μ)
1.222248e+2
ship beam (μ)
1.61544e+1
ship launched
1919-04-17
status
Struck a mine and sank, 21 December 1943
top speed (kmh)
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Wikipage page ID
24,858,819
Wikipage revision ID
723,753,077
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Location of the sinking of Norhauk.
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Ship completed
Ship identification
*US Official Number 218222
*U ...... GLSJ
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*Code Letters LNAH
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Ship operator
*United States Shipping Board ...... egian Shipping & Trade Mission
Ship owner
*United States Shipping Board ...... ansport
*Norwegian Government
Ship propulsion
One triple expansion steam engine,
Ship registry
* Portland
* London
* Oslo
Ship tonnage
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*9,193 DWT
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Ship yard number
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51.50083333333333 1.5502777777777776
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Norhauk was a 6,086 GRT refrig ...... ine and sank in December 1943.
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SS Norhauk
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lat
5.150083333333333e+1
long
1.5502777777777776e+0
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*Empire Beaver (1941-42)
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*Empire Sambar (1940-41)
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*Norhauk (1942-43)
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*Waban (1919-40)
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