WAR CROSS

Registry and Rig Information

Name WAR CROSS
Registry U.K.
Official Number 140526
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 251.00
Width 43.66
Depth 18.16
Gross Tonnage 1886.00
Net Tonnage 1119.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00463

Vessel History

History Vessel laid down as BLAAFJELD, for Norwegian owners, but sold on stocks in name of Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd., London, serving as agent for The Shipping Controller.
Disposition Total loss after stranding south of Kapsingmun Light House, Hong Kong, during a typhoon, September 4, 1937.

Build Information

Builder American Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Cleveland, OH
Date Built 1917-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateRegistry
ARS1919-00-00FRANCE
BLINK1931-00-00NORWAY
CAP D'AILLY1924-00-00FRANCE
HSIN PING1933-00-00CHINA

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Cie des Vap. Francaise (Jean Stern, Mgr.)1919-00-001924-00-00FRANCE
K. Th. Einersen1931-00-001933-00-00NORWAY
S.A. de Gerance et d'Armement1924-00-001931-00-00FRANCE
Tai Ping Steamship Co.1933-00-001937-00-00CHINA
The Shipping Controller (J. Chambers & Co., Mgrs.)1917-00-001919-00-00U.K.140526