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August Korff - (1894-1910)
Steam Tank Ship "August Korff".
RJWL - 4131 BRT - 110,44 x 13,43 x 8.95 M - 1 Triple Expansion Steam Engine - 1650 IHP,
build by Maschinenfabrik Buckau, Magdeburg,. On March 1894 launch.
On April 1894 build by J. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde ( Nr. 128 ) as "August Korff" ordered by
Mineralölraffinerie August Korff, Bremen.
Registered 5.5.1894, taken over by the Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum Gesellschaft, Hamburg.
On 17.10.1910 sold to the Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., London and renamed "Lackawanna".
On 22.6.1931 from Southend in tow by the Dutch tug "Poolzee" to Rotterdam for breaking up.
Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
AUGUST KORFF - 1894 GE 1T (aft) (10)
4,055 GRT for Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum Ges., Hamburg 353.1 x 45.4
Tanker build by J. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde (5) #128
1910 - LACKAWANNA Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., London BR 128022
Broken up at Nieuw Lekkerland 1931 by N.V. Scheepssloperij "De Koophandel", arr. Rotterdam 22.6.1931.
Ship Report for "AUGUST KORFF"
IDNo:
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1128022
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Year:
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1894
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Name:
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AUGUST KORFF
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Launch Date:
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03.1994
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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05.1994
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Flag:
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DEU
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Keel:
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DWT:
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Yard No:
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128
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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107.6
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Country of build:
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Beam:
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13.8
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Builder:
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Tecklenborg
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Geestemunde
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-10
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Owner as Completed:
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Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum Ges (Standard Oil)
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Subsequent History:
1910 LACKAWANNA
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Rotterdam 22.06.1931
History :
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Name change
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Main Owner
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1128022
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1894
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AUGUST KORFF
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4055
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Deutsch-Am.Petrol
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128022
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1128022
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1894
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LACKAWANNA
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4055
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1910
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Anglo-American Oil
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