SS Uniwaleco
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Durban, South Africa| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner | Union Whaling Co. Ltd. |
| Port of registry | Durban, South Africa |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff |
| Yard number | 369 |
| Launched | 17 June 1905 |
| Completed | August 1905 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk 7 March 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Whale Factory ship |
| Tonnage | 9,755 GRT |
| Length | 147.5 metres (483 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 17.8 metres (58 ft 5 in) |
| Depth | 9.5 metres (31 ft 2 in) |
| Installed power | 1 x 4 cyl. Quadruple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Two screw propellers |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Crew | 51 |
SS Uniwaleco was a South-African Whale Factory ship that was torpedoed by the German submarine U-161 in the Caribbean Sea 45 nautical miles (83 km) west of the Saint Vincent Passage on 7 March 1942 while she was travelling from Curaçao to Freetown with a stopover in Trinidad while carrying a cargo of 8800 tons of fuel oil.[1]
Uniwaleco was built at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, United Kingdom in August 1905. Where she was launched and completed that same year. The ship was 147.5 metres (483 ft 11 in) long, had a beam of 17.8 metres (58 ft 5 in) and had a depth of 9.5 metres (31 ft 2 in). She was assessed at 9,755 GRT and had 1 x 4 cyl. Quadruple expansion steam engine driving two screw propellers. The ship could generate 658 n.h.p. with a speed of 12 knots thanks to her two double boilers, two single boilers and 18 corrugated furnaces.[1]
