Prinses Josephine Charlotte (1930) |
Later names: |
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HMS Prinses Josephine Charlotte LSI(S)-4238 (1940) |
Builder: |
Cockerill Yards Hoboken, Belgium |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1930 |
Launched: |
June 28, 1930 |
Type: |
Passenger |
Completed: |
January 1931 |
Fate: |
Scrapped at Antwerp, Belgium in 1951. |
Owner |
Oostende-Dover Line (Belgian Government) Oostende, Belgium |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
359' 5" |
Engines: |
2 Werkspoor single reduction geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
47' 5" |
Boilers: |
6 water tube type 370 psi (oil fired) |
Draft: |
10' |
Shafts: |
2 |
Gross Tons: |
2,938 |
HP: |
15,400 |
Displacement: |
N/A |
Speed: |
24 knots |
Crew: |
60 (207 wartime) |
Funnels: |
2 |
Passengers: |
1,400 (250 troops) |
Masts: |
2 |
Notes |
Last steamship built for the Oostende-Dover Line. |
Sept. 28, 1940: |
Requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted into a LSI(S). Pennant number LSI(S)-4238. |
Oct. 25, 1945: |
Returned to the Belgian Government. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Aug. 10, 2008 |