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M/S Tatra To Tatra on the "Ships starting with T" page. Manager: Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg Launched on Oct. 31-1936 by F. Schichau G.m.b.H, Danzig (Yard No. 1378), completed Febr. 4-1937. 4766 gt, 2804 net, 7580 tdwt, 412.0' x 55.5' x 25.6', 8 cyl. 2 scsa oil engine of 5150 ihp by F. Schichau G.m.b.H., Elbing. Service speed 14 knots, 10 passengers.
Her voyages are listed on these original images from the Norwegian National Archives:
As will be seen when going to Page 1 above, Tatra sailed from Galveston on Apr. 9-1940, the day the Germans invaded Norway. She had arrived the U.S. from Norway the month before. Convoy information to match some of the above voyages will be added; in the meantime, please follow the instructions provided at the external link below, then compare the results with the details found on the various archive documents.
Sold on Sept. 13-1962 to Marfianza Cia. Nav. S.A. (Michail A. Karageorgis S.A.), Greece and renamed Kalamata. Transferred to Panamanian registry in 1965. On Sept. 9-1968, she arrived Kaohsiung to be scrapped by Taiwan shipbreakers. Related external links: The Australian War Memorial has a picture of this ship. It can be found by running a search through their collection search page. Back to Tatra on the "Ships starting with T" page. There were 2 other ships by this name later on. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: Wilh. Wilhelmsen fleet list (ref. My sources).
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