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WRECKSITE - PORT BOWEN CARGO SHIP 1919-1939

WRECKSITE - PORT BOWEN CARGO SHIP 1919-1939

WRECKSITE - PORT BOWEN CARGO SHIP 1919-1939

british Port Line Ltd. - Commonwealth & Dominion Line SS Port Bowen (+1939)
Details
general
nationality: 
british
purpose: 
transport
type: 
cargo ship
propulsion: 
steam turbine
date built: 
1919
status: 
lifted lifted
details
tonnage: 
8267  grt
dimensions: 
146.5 x 19 x 10 (m)
material: 
steel
engine: 
6 x steam turbines DR geared to two screw shafts, 2 screws, 4 single boilers, 16 corrugated furnaces, GS 322, HS 12800, cruiser stern
power: 
1001  n.h.p.
speed: 
14  knots
yard no.: 
356
IMO/Off. no.: 
143202
call sign: 
GBSV  
about the loss
cause lost: 
ran aground (wrecked)
date lost: 
18/07/1939 [dd/mm/yyyy]
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entered by: 
Chipchase Nick
entered: 
26/09/2011
last update: 
Allen Tony †
last update: 
18/07/2019
Position
Jan Lettens 11/03/2015
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longitude:
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Chipchase Nick 23/09/2012
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Chipchase Nick 26/09/2011
Port Bowen
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Chipchase Nick 26/09/2011
Port Bowen
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Jan Lettens 13/01/2016
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Land Information New Zealand
Carl Racey † 06/11/2015
Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd.
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Carl Racey † 08/03/2015
Lloyd's Shipping Register
This picture is being displayed, because Lloyd's of London, Lloyd's Register of Shipping is a reference to the wreck's data.

The name ´Lloyd´ derives from Edward Lloyd, the ´coffee man´, as he called himself, who operated a coffee house in London, originally in Tower Street, then, from just after Christmas 1691, in Lombard Street.
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Carl Racey † 08/03/2015
Lloyd's Register Of British And Foreign
This picture is being displayed, because Lloyd's of London, Lloyd's Register of Shipping is a reference to the wreck's data.

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Carl Racey † 08/03/2015
Lloyd's Register of Casualty Returns
This picture is being displayed, because Lloyd's of London, Lloyd's Register of Casualty Returns is a reference to the wreck's data.

Copies of the Lloyd’s Register Casualty Returns can be viewed in the Information Centre Library.
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History
Jan Lettens 17/08/2015
PORT BOWEN on her way from Sydney, N.S.W. to London with general cargo, was wrecked 1 mile north of Wanganui, New Zealand. It is possible that PORT BOWEN was mined by a mine laid by the German cruiser ORION and that she may have been grounded to prevent sinking.
Chipchase Nick 26/09/2011
Wrecked 0.5 mile north of Wanganui. The wreck was salvaged by the construction of a pier. The entire refrigeration plant was recovered and reused elsewhere.
ref. used:
Haworth, Rodger, Miramar Ship Index
People on board
Documents
Jan Lettens27/10/2014[EN]
Port Bowen [1930~1939]
Lloyd's Register 1939
Lloyd's Register 1938
Lloyd's Register 1937
Lloyd's Register 1936
Lloyd's Register 1935
Lloyd's Register 1934
Lloyd's Register 1933
Lloyd's Register 1932
Lloyd's Register 1931
Lloyd's Register 1930
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Southampton City Council, plimsoll
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