cargo ship BALATA

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1928 - 1951

Design features

Balata (steel cargo-passenger ship) 1928 - 1951
hull material : ...................steel
previous name(s) of ship : ........hoffnung
detailed type : ...................steel cargo-passenger ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1922
name of shipyard : ................Botje Ensing Co
place of construction : ...........Groningen
year of entering the fleet : ......1928
length (in meters) : ..............36,91
width (in meters) : ...............7,07
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........312
deadweight (in tons) : ............390
type of engine : ..................compound, reciprocating
engine power (in HP) : ............220
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........7

History

Built on behalf of the German Shipping Compagny Seeschiffahrts A.K. under the name of HOFFNUNG. Brought into service in 1922. Sold to the German Shipping Compagny Merkur in 1924. Bought by Compagnie Générale Transatlantique in February 1928. Renamed BALATA and used like stationary in the West Indies. Between the end August 1939 and April 1940, is fitted out as patrol craft by the French Navy. Sold for the demolition in Jamaica in October 1951.