cargo ship ANGOULêME

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1940 - 0 (en gérance)

Design features

angoulême (cargo ship) 1940 - 0
hull material : ...................
previous name(s) of ship : ........nabesna, lake filbert
detailed type : ...................cargo ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1919
name of shipyard : ................The Toledo Shipb.
place of construction : ...........Tolédo (Ohio)
year of entering the fleet : ......1940
length (in meters) : ..............76,50
width (in meters) : ...............13,26
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........2451
deadweight (in tons) : ............4045
type of engine : ..................inverted, triple expansion 3 cylinders
engine power (in HP) : ............1500
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........11,5

History

American standard cargo liner of the type LAKE built in 1919 for US Shipping Board under the name of LAKE FILBERT (like her Sistership VANNES ex-LAKE FLATONIA). Alloted in 1932 to Nabesna Steamship Compagny, Portland, Oregon, renamed NABESNA. Acquired in 1940 by the Direction des Transports Maritimes, renamed ANGOULEME, placed under contol of the CGAM. Returned to the State in 1948, alloted to Delom & Scotti without renaming. Was Demolished in 1954.