PHOBOS

Submitted by Kees Helder on Sun, 06/14/2015 - 13:24

About

Completed 1926 as "PHOBOS" for N.I.T. 20-3-1940 struck mine near North Goodwin, explosion took place in tanks 5 & 6. Towed to Rotterdam. 26-8-1940 seized by Germans, during repairs at Schiedam. Renamed Thann by Kriegsmarine. 29-12-1944 struck a German mine near Darsser port and broke in two.

Also known as	Thann
IMO number	5606479
Call sign	PQFM / PGSQ
Construction number	181
Tonnage	10.564 ton
Beam	18m
Length overall	139m
Year of construction	1926
Year of renaming/broken up	1944
Service for Shell	1926 to 1940
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	Class 10.000 ton
Flag state	Dutch Indies
Home port	Batavia
Manager	Nederlands Indische Tank Stoomboot Maatschappij / N.I.T.
Shipyard	Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij Amsterdam Holland
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Shell Tankers Rotterdam / La Corona / C.S.M. / N.I.T.

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