CONUS (1) ex. WAR BEGUM

About

Completed 1919 as War Begum for Shipping Controller. 1919 purchased by Anglo-Saxon and renamed "CONUS" in 1922. 1928 sold to Skips Moss and renamed Herborg. 1930 sold to Tonnevold Grimstad and renamed Thelma. 1937 sold to Kitagawa Osaka and renamed Hokki Maru. 27-9-1944 torpedoed and sunk by US Lapon 300 miles off Manila.

Also known as
War Begum
Herborg
Thelma
Hokki Maru
IMO number
1143358
Call sign
WPSV
Construction number
890
Tonnage
8.340 ton
Beam
15m
Length overall
92m
Year of construction
1919
Year of renaming/broken up
1944
Service for Shell
1919 to 1928
Cargo
Class
Flag state
Home port
Manager
Shipyard
Status
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