cargo ship ALABAMA

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1931 - 1954

Design features

Alabama (steel cargo ship) 1931 - 1954
hull material : ...................iron
previous name(s) of ship : ........
detailed type : ...................steel cargo ship
type of propulsion : ..............1 propeller
building year of ship : ...........1931
name of shipyard : ................Chantiers de Normandie
place of construction : ...........Grand Quevilly
year of entering the fleet : ......1931
length (in meters) : ..............129,40
width (in meters) : ...............16,72
gross tonnage (in tons) : .........5645
deadweight (in tons) : ............8728
type of engine : ..................triple expansion 3 cylinders reciprocating engine
engine power (in HP) : ............3500
nominal speed (in Knots) : ........12

History

Cargo liner of 8700t, 7th unit of the series of the 7 SAN ANTONIO, the only one built in France (Grand-Quevilly). Machine manufactured by Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkerque. Is marked off her 6 sisterships only by the low height of the 2 cargo liners booms located at the foot of the castle. Put on line at the departure of le Havre on May 23, 1931 on the South Pacific. Requisitioned on August 26, 1940 in Bordeaux by the occupant. Restored on March 9, 1944. Damaged in the Gironde on August 29, 1944 at the time of the German retirement. Repaired in Bordeaux, put again into service on October 1, 1945. Laid up in Bordeaux in March 1954, sold on July 21 to South Seas Shipping (Hong Kong), renamed OCEAN TRADER. Resold in 1957 to Walter Shipping, Hong Kong. Demolished in Hong Kong in 1960.