OSL52919380320001 VEN-KOH som CITY OF VANCOUVER. Foto: Walter E. Frost.

1938 DS VEN-KOH (OSL529193803)

warsailors

Type:

Dampskip, stykkgods
steam ship, general cargo.

Off. nr.:

1150255

Flagg (flag):

NOR

Havn (port):

Oslo

Byggeår (year built):

1920/10

Bnr (Sno).:

18

Bygger (yard):

J. Coughlan & Sons Ltd, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada.

Eier (owner):

Skibs-A/S Thule, Oslo.

Disponent (manager):

T. B. Torgersen, Oslo.

Klasse (Class).:

Lloyd’s +100A1

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

8.692 tdw, 5.752 brt, 3.602 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 410,5’-B: 54,1’-D: 27,5’.

Lasthåndtering
(cargo handling):

5 lasteluker.
9 vinsjer.
9 bommer.

Kjølemaskineri
(Ref. machinery):

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering):

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjon (comm.):

Kallesignal (Call sign):

LJVM

Fremdrift (propulsion):

1 stempel dampmaskin (steam reciprocating), triple exp., 3-
sylinder, syl. diam.: 27,0”–44,0”–73,0”, slag/stroke: 48,0”.
520 NHK. Bygget av Fairfield Ship Building & Engineering Co.
Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland.

Fart/forbr.(speed/cons.):

9,5 knop.

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Tot. el. kraft (el. power):

Kjeler (boilers):

3 dampkjeler (boilers), hver med 3 fyrganger. Samlet heteflate
7.743 ft². Arbeidstrykk 180 psi. Bygget av Fairfield Ship Building
& Engineering Co. Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland. 

Bemanning (crew):

Historikk:

1920 Bygget som CITY OF VANCOUVER av J. Coughlan & Sons Ltd, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for Vancouver Steamship Co. Ltd (J. Coughlan & Sons Ltd), Vancouver. Sjøsatt 10/09, ferdigstilt i oktober.
1933 Ocean Shipping Co. Ltd, Vancouver ble managers.
1936 J. Coughlan & Sons Ltd, Vancouver ble managers.
1937 Solgt til Vung Kwe Song, Tsingtao, China. Omdøpt til VEN-KOH.
1938 Solgt i mars til Skibs-A/S Thule (T. B. Torgersen), Oslo.
1940 WW II–Nortraship ble managers i april.
Internert i november ved Wakamatsu, Japan.
1941 Beslaglagt 10/05 av japanske myndigheter. Omdøpt til MEIZAN MARU.
1943 Torpedert og senket 27/08 av den amerikanske ubåten USS GRAYLING (Commander Robert M. Brinker), i posisjon 13.13N-121.23Ø, utenfor nord-øst kysten av Mindoro, Filippinene.

Extract from the deck log book of the S/S VEN-KOH
The 18/11-40.
At 11.24 o'clock arrived at Wakamatsu. No orders about loading.
The 9/5-41.
At 7.00 o'clock commenced to bunker. All the deck crew and the engine room crew had been given notice terminating their respective appointments. Signed off and gone to Shanghai. At the same time new deck and engine room crew came on board. 37 men in all. At 17.30 o'clock finished the bunkering.
The 10/5-41.
The captain been ashore for conference with Messrs. Miyachi & Co. Ltd, representative Mr. Konoshi, who stated that the s/s VEN-KOH would today be seized by the Japanese Government. The captain demanded this in writing from the Authorities, but this was declined. The captain handed in a written protest to the Wakamatsu Police. Chief engineer J. A. Faerstad been with me ashore as witness that the protest was handed over to the Police and that they would not give anything in writing about the taking over. At 16.30 o'clock the Wakamatsu harbour Police came on board accompanied by Miyachi's representatives and stated that the Norwegian flag was to be taken down and that the Japanese flag was to be hoisted. At 16.37 o'clock the Norwegian flag was lowered in the presence of the Harbour Police and immediately afterwards the Japanese flag was hoisted. At the same time it was stated that the captain and the ship's officers were to leave the vessel on the following day at 15.00 o'clock. Japanese captain and officers arrived on board. Sent telegrams to the Nor­wegian Legation, Tokyo, and to Messrs. Aall & Co. Ltd, Kobe, as follows:- "SHIPS TAKING OVER BY JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TODAY AND WE ARE ORDERED TO LEAVE BY 3 P.M. TOMORROW. JOHANNESSEN. E1NARSEN."
The 11/5-41
At 14.00 o’clock the captain and officers left the ship.
Per Nilsen, Chief Officer.
J. A. Faerstad, Chief Engineer.
O. Johannessen, Master.

History in English:

1920 Built as CITY OF VANCOUVER by J. Coughlan & Sons Ltd, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for Vancouver Steamship Co. Ltd (J. Coughlan & Sons Ltd), Vancouver. Launched 10/09, completed in October.
1933 Ocean Shipping Co. Ltd, Vancouver became managers.
1936 J. Coughlan & Sons Ltd, Vancouver became managers.
1937 Sold to Vung Kwe Song, Tsingtao, China. Renamed VEN-KOH.
1938 Sold in March to Skibs-A/S Thule (T. B. Torgersen), Oslo.
1940 WW II–Nortraship became managers in April.
Interned in November at Wakamatsu, Japan.
1941 Seized 10/05 by the Japanese Government. Renamed MEIZAN MARU.
1943 Torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine USS GRAYLING (Commander Robert M. Brinker), in position 13.13N-121.23E, off the North-East coast of Mindoro, the Philippines.