Swedish American Line,
Gothenburg, Sweden.
T/S STOCKHOLM (I)
| Off.no: 5759 | Build: 05.1900 | Shipyard: Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany |
| Dwt: 12.606 | Grt: 12.835 | Dim: 167,70 x 18,90 x 10,50 m. |
| Speed: 15,0 knots | Pass: 1-class: 210, 2-class: 210, 3-class: 1.120 |
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May
1900: Delivered to Nederlandsche Amerikaansche Stoomv Maats (Holland
Amerika Linien), Holland as POTSDAM. Sept.1915: Sold to Rederi AB Sverige - Nordamerika, Gothenburg, Sweden and renamed STOCKHOLM. 1922: Rebuild at AB Gotaverken from coal to oil-burning. 1926 - 1928: Managed by A. Carlander & V. R. Olburs Shipping Co. 1928: Sold to Hvalfanger A/S Atlas, Norway. 1929: Converted at AB Gotaverken to a whale factory ship. Delivered as SOLGLIMT. New grt= 12.279. 1930: The company Hvalfanger A/S Atlas purchased by Thor Dahl, Sandefjord, Norway. 1931: Transferred to Rederi A/S Odd, Norway. 1940: Departed New York in December 1940 with supplies for the whaling fleet. Captured by the German raider PINGUIN on Jan. 14-1941 1941: Transferred to Deutsche Kriegsmarine (Erste Deutsche Wahlfangers) Used as storage ship in French ports, still under the name SOLGLIMT. 1942: Sink in Cherbourg after air attack. Refloated, but not repaired. Sunk as "blockschiff" in Cherbourg renamed SONDERBURG 30/8 1946: When it became impossible to refloat her she was blown up. |
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