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SS Huntingdon (1920)
SS Huntingdon was a refrigerated steam cargo liner that was built in Germany in 1920 as Münsterland. The United Kingdom took her as war reparations and sold her to the Federal Steam Navigation Company, who renamed her Huntingdon. She operated between Britain and Australasia until 1941, when an Italian submarine sank her in the Atlantic Ocean.
This was the first of two ships in the Federal Steam fleet to be called Huntingdon. The second was a motor ship that was built in Scotland in 1948, transferred to P&O in 1973 and scrapped in 1975.
In 1917 Bremer Vulkan in Bremen-Vegesack built the refrigerated cargo liner Friesland. Bremer Vulkan then built her sister ships Sauerland in 1918, Wendland in 1919 and Münsterland in 1920.
Münsterland's registered length was 520.7 ft (158.7 m), her beam was 64.2 ft (19.6 m) and her depth was 38.1 ft (11.6 m). As built, her tonnages were 11,305 GRT and 7,067 NRT. Her holds had 409,583 cu ft (11,598 m3) of refrigerated cargo space.
Münsterland had two screws, each driven by a triple expansion engine. Between them her twin engines were rated at 1,115 NHP.
The UK Government seized Münsterland and her three sisters under Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles. Münsterland was given the UK official number 145104 and code letters KGWL and registered in London. The Shipping Controller placed her under the management of Alfred McIntosh and Company of Leith.
Federal Steam operated a cargo liner service between New Zealand, Australia and the UK, bringing refrigerated produce to the UK and general cargo to Australia and New Zealand. The company lost three cargo ships to enemy action in the First World War.
The UK Government supplied Münsterland and her three sisters to Federal Steam as reparations. Federal Steam named its ships after English counties or county towns. Friesland became Hertford, Sauerland became Norfolk, Wendland became Cumberland and Münsterland became Huntingdon. Federal also bought Vogtland, which became Cambridge (11,066 GRT). All 5 of them were sunk in World War II.
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SS Huntingdon (1920)
SS Huntingdon was a refrigerated steam cargo liner that was built in Germany in 1920 as Münsterland. The United Kingdom took her as war reparations and sold her to the Federal Steam Navigation Company, who renamed her Huntingdon. She operated between Britain and Australasia until 1941, when an Italian submarine sank her in the Atlantic Ocean.
This was the first of two ships in the Federal Steam fleet to be called Huntingdon. The second was a motor ship that was built in Scotland in 1948, transferred to P&O in 1973 and scrapped in 1975.
In 1917 Bremer Vulkan in Bremen-Vegesack built the refrigerated cargo liner Friesland. Bremer Vulkan then built her sister ships Sauerland in 1918, Wendland in 1919 and Münsterland in 1920.
Münsterland's registered length was 520.7 ft (158.7 m), her beam was 64.2 ft (19.6 m) and her depth was 38.1 ft (11.6 m). As built, her tonnages were 11,305 GRT and 7,067 NRT. Her holds had 409,583 cu ft (11,598 m3) of refrigerated cargo space.
Münsterland had two screws, each driven by a triple expansion engine. Between them her twin engines were rated at 1,115 NHP.
The UK Government seized Münsterland and her three sisters under Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles. Münsterland was given the UK official number 145104 and code letters KGWL and registered in London. The Shipping Controller placed her under the management of Alfred McIntosh and Company of Leith.
Federal Steam operated a cargo liner service between New Zealand, Australia and the UK, bringing refrigerated produce to the UK and general cargo to Australia and New Zealand. The company lost three cargo ships to enemy action in the First World War.
The UK Government supplied Münsterland and her three sisters to Federal Steam as reparations. Federal Steam named its ships after English counties or county towns. Friesland became Hertford, Sauerland became Norfolk, Wendland became Cumberland and Münsterland became Huntingdon. Federal also bought Vogtland, which became Cambridge (11,066 GRT). All 5 of them were sunk in World War II.