Re: Betonleichter DPC 59
Posted by:
David Asprey (IP Logged)
Date: April 29, 2004 02:43PM
These are the WW1 British-built concrete barges that I have going to Scandinavia:
PD 28 > CRETEARMOUR
1922 sold to ??, Norway [possibly resold 1926 as PONTA D'AREIA]
PD 29 > CRETERILL
1922 sold to ??, Norway
1927 renamed URUCU
PD 45 > CRETECAMP
1923 sold to ??, Norway
1924 sold to ??, Iceland
PD 46 > CRETECOVE
1924 sold to ??, Norway
PD 64 > CRETEGLASS
1923 Wrangells Saltforretning AS (H M Wrangell & Co AS), Haugesund
1970 AS Norske Fina, Haugesund - became part of bunkering quay at Bøvågen, Karmøy
PD 65 > CRETEGROUND
1952 sold to ??, Iceland - towed to Isulafjord, N Iceland in 1956 and later sunk as a breakwater
PD 93 > CRETEHIVE
1923 sold to ??, Norway
1925 sold to ??, Iceland
PD 95 > CRETEHUT
1922 T H Skogland & Son A/S, Haugesund as SKOGLAND I
PD 101 > CRETELAKE
1924 Dalen Portland Cementfabrik, Brevik as DPC 57
PD 121 > CRETEJOIST
1924 Christiania Portland Cement Co, Oslo
1941 Bergen Kullkompani, Bergen
??/??/1942 wrecked at Fevåg, near Trondhjem
[still in situ 2003]
PD 135 > CRETESURF
1924 T H Skogland & Son A/S, Haugesund as SKOGLAND IV
1925 reported converted to sailing ship?
PD 139 > CRETERIVER
1924 reported sold to Russia
PD 140 > CRETERAVINE
1924 Dalen Portland Cementfabrik, Brevik as DPC 58
PD 141 > CRETERAMPART
1948 sold to ??, Iceland
Any additional information, corrections, fates etc would be much appreciated.