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CHARLES RACINE
M. TANKER 1937 - 1942
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Buildingyard: Odense Staalskibsvaerft v/ A.P. Möller, Odense
Built year : 1937
Yard no. : 068
GRT : 9957
NRT : 5943
TDW : 15540
LOA: 156,20
BR : 20,14
DR : 8,721
Main engine: 2 x 6-cyl B&W by A/S Burmeister & Wain , Copenhagen
BHP/ SHP : 5350 bhp
Speed : 12,00 knots
04.06.1937: Launched as CHARLES RACINE
06.08.1937: Completed. Registreted in Stavanger under Skibsaktieselskapet Snefonn (Sig. Bergesen dy & Co), Stavanger
10.03.1942: Torpedoed and sunk NE of Anguilla in pos 23.10N, 60.28 W by Italian submarine FINZI. On voyage from Bowling and
River of Clyde to Baytown, Texas, in ballast. All crewmembers were saved
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